leva

See also: Leva, levá, levà, levâ, levä, and лева

English

Noun

leva

1. plural of lev

Anagrams

• Vale, Veal, Vela, avel, eval, lave, vale, veal, vela

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French

Verb

leva

1. third-person singular past historic of lever

Anagrams

• lave, lavé

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Interlingua

Verb

leva

1. present of levar
2. imperative of levar

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Italian

Noun

leva f (plural leve)

1. lever
2. (military) call-up, conscription, draft, national service
3. (military, called up soldiers) those called-up, conscripts

Verb

leva

1. third-person singular present indicative of levare
2. second-person singular imperative of levare

Anagrams

• lave, vale, vela

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) levā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of levō

References

• leva in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• leve

Etymology

From Old Norse lifa. Akin to English live

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²leːʋɑ/

Verb

leva (present tense lever, past tense levde, past participle levt or levd, present participle levande, imperative lev)

1. to live (be alive)

   Han har levd eit langt liv.

   He has lived a long life.

2. to subsist (nourish oneself)

   Pandaen lever av bambus.

   The panda subsists on bamboo.

References

• “leva” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse leifa, from Proto-Germanic *laibijaną.

Verb

lēva

1. to leave behind

Conjugation

Conjugation of lēva (weak)

	present			past
infinitive	lēva			—
participle	lēvandi, lēvande			lēvþer
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	lēvir	lēvi, lēve	—	lēvþi, lēvþe	lēvþi, lēvþe
þū	lēvir	lēvi, lēve	lēv	lēvþi, lēvþe	lēvþi, lēvþe
han	lēvir	lēvi, lēve	—	lēvþi, lēvþe	lēvþi, lēvþe
vīr	lēvum, lēvom	lēvum, lēvom	lēvum, lēvom	lēvþum, lēvþom	lēvþum, lēvþom
īr	lēvin	lēvin	lēvin	lēvþin	lēvþin
þēr	lēva	lēvin	—	lēvþu, lēvþo	lēvþin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	lēvis	lēvis, lēves	—	lēvþis, lēvþes	lēvþis, lēvþes
þū	lēvis	lēvis, lēves	—	lēvþis, lēvþes	lēvþis, lēvþes
han	lēvis	lēvis, lēves	—	lēvþis, lēvþes	lēvþis, lēvþes
vīr	lēvums, lēvoms	lēvums, lēvoms	—	lēvþums, lēvþoms	lēvþums, lēvþoms
īr	lēvins	lēvins	—	lēvþins	lēvþins
þēr	lēvas	lēvins	—	lēvþus, lēvþos	lēvþins

Descendants

• Swedish: lämna
• Danish: levne

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.vɐ/

Noun

leva f (plural s)

1. wave (sudden unusually large amount of something)

   Uma leva de vândalos entrou na loja.

   A wave of vandals entered the store.

Verb

leva

1. Template:pt-verb-form-of

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Spanish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin levo.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eβa

Noun

leva f (plural levas)

1. (military) draft (of troops)
2. (mechanical) cog
3. (mechanical) cam

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Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish liva, from Old Norse lifa, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“leave, cling, linger”). Cognate with Norwegian leve, Danish leve, Icelandic lifa, Dutch leven, German leben and English live.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leːva/

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Verb

leva (present lever, preterite levde, supine levt, imperative lev)

1. to live; to be alive

Conjugation

An alternative supine is levat.

Conjugation of leva (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	leva		levas
Supine	levt		levts
Imperative	lev		—
Imper. plural1	leven		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	lever	levde	levs, leves	levdes
Ind. plural1	leva	levde	levas	levdes
Subjunctive2	leve	levde	leves	levdes
	Participles
Present participle	levande
Past participle	levd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• livs levande
• liv

Etymology 2

Noun

leva

1. (deprecated template usage) indefinite plural of lev (currency of Bulgaria)

Anagrams

• elva, lave, vale, vela