leve

See also: lève and levé

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, past participle 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. singular present subjunctive of leven

Anagrams

• veel, vele

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Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French lever (“rise”).

Verb

leve

1. To rise

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Italian

Noun

leve f

1. plural form 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

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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

1. live

Conjugation

Infinitive leve

Present tense lever

Past tense levde

Past participle levd

Present participle levende

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin levis.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛvɨ/

Adjective

leve m, f (plural leves; comparable)

1. Of low weight; not heavy; light.
2. Having little force; gentle; light.

Inflection

  Inflection of the Portuguese adjective leve

• Adjectives with this inflection include: doente, elegante, prudente.

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

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin levis.

Adjective

leve m, f (plural leves)

1. slight; light
2. minor; trivial

Related terms

• levedad levity
• levemente lightly

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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.