leve

See also: lève, levé, and léve

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leːvə/, [ˈleːvə], [ˈleːʊ]

Noun

leve n

1. cheers pl

Etymology

From Old Norse lifa, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leip- (“leave, cling, linger”) (cognate with Swedish leva, Norwegian leve, Icelandic lifa, Dutch leven, German leben, English live)

Verb

leve (imperative lev, infinitive at leve, present tense lever, past tense levede, perfect tense har levet)

1. live, be alive

Related terms

• levebrød
• levedygtig
• levemand
• levende
• levevej
• levevis

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eːvə

Verb

leve

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of leven

Usage notes

Commonly used. Not archaic.

Anagrams

• veel, vele

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Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French lever (“rise”).

Verb

leve

1. To rise

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Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛve

Noun

leve f

1. plural of leva

Anagrams

• vele

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Latin

Adjective

leve

1. nominative neuter singular of levis
2. accusative neuter singular of levis
3. vocative neuter singular of levis

References

• du Cange, Charles (1883), “leve”, in G. A. Louis Henschel, Pierre Carpentier, Léopold Favre, editors, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (in Latin), Niort: L. Favre

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Middle Dutch

Verb

lēve

1. inflection of lēven:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. first-person and third-person singular present subjunctive

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Middle English

Etymology

Old English lēaf (“permission, privilege”), from Proto-Germanic *laubō (“permission, privilege, favour, worth”), from Proto-Indo-European *leubh- (“to love”).

Noun

leve (plural leves)

1. leave

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Verb

leve (imperative lev, present tense lever, simple past levde, past participle levd, present participle levende)

1. to live

Derived terms

• etterleve
• levealder
• levebrød
• leveforhold

• levestandard
• levested
• levetid

References

• “leve” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

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

1. Alternative form of leva

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese leve, from Latin levis, levem, from Proto-Italic *leχwī, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (“light”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.vɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.vi/
• Hyphenation: le‧ve

Adjective

leve m, f (plural leves, comparable)

1. light (of low weight; not heavy)
2. gentle, light (having little force)

Inflection

Inflection of leve

	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
positive	leve	leve	leves	leves
comparative	mais leve	mais leve	mais leves	mais leves
superlative	o mais leve levíssimo	a mais leve levíssima	os mais leves levíssimos	as mais leves levíssimas
augmentative	—	—	—	—
diminutive	—	—	—	—

Synonyms

• (light): ligeiro
• (gentle): suave

Verb

leve

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of levar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of levar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of levar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of levar

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin levis, levem, probably a borrowing in this form, as it was often used primarily in learned or literary contexts. However, the older form lieve, which it replaced, was inherited.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlebe/, [ˈleβe]

Adjective

leve (plural leves)

1. slight; light
2. minor; trivial

Related terms

Related terms

• levantar
• levedad

• levemente
• ligero

• liviano
• llevar

Further reading

• “leve” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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Swedish

Verb

leve

1. subjunctive of leva. Used to express one's wish that someone or something may live long, mostly at celebration ceremonies, primarily birthday celebrations.

1. Han leve! = May he live (long)!

Usage notes

This is one of very few Swedish subjunctives that still has a use.