leu
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Romanian leu (“lion”), from Latin leō (“lion”). Doublet of lion
Pronunciation
Noun
leu (plural lei)
- The unit of currency of Romania, equal to one hundred bani.
- The unit of currency of Moldova, equal to one hundred bani.
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
leu m (plural leus)
- (Morvan) place
Finnish
Noun
leu
- leu (unit of currency of Romania and Moldova)
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French
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Romanian leu (“lion”)
Noun
leu m (plural lei)
- leu (currency of Romania)
Further reading
- “leu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Galician
Noun
leu m (plural lei)
Verb
leu
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Middle French
Verb
leu
- past participle of lire
Old French
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Noun
leu oblique singular, m (oblique plural leus, nominative singular leus, nominative plural leu)
- wolf (animal)
Descendants
- French: à la queue leu leu
Etymology 2
Noun
leu oblique singular, m (oblique plural leus, nominative singular leus, nominative plural leu)
- place
- circa 1180, Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette:
- Se vos alez par autre leu
- If you go by another place
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Old Irish
Pronunciation
Pronoun
leu
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Spanish lejos and French loin .
Adjective
leu
Portuguese
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
Verb
leu
Etymology 2
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Romanian leu (“leu; lion”).
Noun
leu m (plural leus)
- leu (currency unit of Romania and Moldova)
Romanian
Alternative forms
- леу (leu) (post-1930s (Moldovan) Cyrillic spelling)
Etymology
Probably a later learned borrowing from Latin leō (“lion”) (around the 17th century), itself from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn). If inherited from the nominative form, the expected result in Romanian would have been *ieu (as iepure from leporem)[1]; furthermore, all the other Romance cognates were derived from the accusative form leōnem or genitive leōnis (and some were borrowings themselves). Cf. also lăun and Lăune(le) (“a river in Romania”), as well as leoaie.
For the name of the currency, it was probably based on the Dutch leeuwendaalder (“lion thaler/dollar”), which depicted a lion; cf. daalder, also German löwenthaler. This traces back to the 17th century, when the Dutch currency was used in the Romanian principalities. Another explanation gives the origin of this sense as a calque of Turkish arslan (“lion”), which was also used to refer to a type of currency with a lion on it[2]; see also piastru (English piastre). Compare also the sense of currency with Bulgarian лев (lev).
Pronunciation
Noun
leu m (plural lei)
Declension
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Slovak
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Romanian leu (“lion”)
Pronunciation
Noun
leu m
- leu (currency of Romania)
Usage notes
This noun can also be undeclined.
Further reading
- “leu”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Spanish
Noun
leu m (plural lei)
Walloon
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French leu, from Latin lupus.
Noun
leu m (plural leus)
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