leve

See also: Leve, lève, levé, and léve

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈleːʋə], [ˈleːʊ]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse lifa, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną, cognate with Swedish leva, Norwegian leve, Icelandic lifa, Dutch leven, German leben, and English live.

Verb

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

1. to live, be alive

Related terms

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

Etymology 2

A nominalization of the fossilized subjunctive leve (“may ... live”).

Noun

leve n (uninflected)

1. cheers

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

leve c

1. indefinite plural of lev (“bread”, archaic)

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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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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleʋeˣ/, [ˈle̞ʋe̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -eʋe
• Syllabification: le‧ve

Noun

leve

1. (dialectal) Synonym of hahtuva

Declension

Inflection of leve (Kotus type 48/hame, p-v gradation)
nominative		leve	lepeet
genitive		lepeen	lepeiden lepeitten
partitive		levettä	lepeitä
illative		lepeeseen	lepeisiin lepeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		leve	lepeet
accusative	nom.	leve	lepeet
	gen.	lepeen
genitive		lepeen	lepeiden lepeitten
partitive		levettä	lepeitä
inessive		lepeessä	lepeissä
elative		lepeestä	lepeistä
illative		lepeeseen	lepeisiin lepeihin
adessive		lepeellä	lepeillä
ablative		lepeeltä	lepeiltä
allative		lepeelle	lepeille
essive		lepeenä	lepeinä
translative		lepeeksi	lepeiksi
instructive		—	lepein
abessive		lepeettä	lepeittä
comitative		—	lepeineen

Possessive forms of leve (type hame)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	lepeeni	lepeemme
2nd person	lepeesi	lepeenne
3rd person	lepeensä

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Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French lever (“rise”).

Verb

leve

1. To rise

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Hungarian

Etymology

From the lev- stem of lé +‎ -e (possessive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛvɛ]
• Hyphenation: le‧ve

Noun

leve

1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of lé

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	leve	—
accusative	levét	—
dative	levének	—
instrumental	levével	—
causal-final	levéért	—
translative	levévé	—
terminative	levéig	—
essive-formal	leveként	—
essive-modal	levéül	—
inessive	levében	—
superessive	levén	—
adessive	levénél	—
illative	levébe	—
sublative	levére	—
allative	levéhez	—
elative	levéből	—
delative	levéről	—
ablative	levétől	—
non-attributive possessive - singular	levéé	—
non-attributive possessive - plural	levééi	—

Derived terms

• olcsó húsnak híg a leve

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Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleːvə/

Verb

leve

1. to live

Related terms

• Leve
• levendich

 

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛve

Noun

leve f

1. plural of leva

Anagrams

• vele

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Latin

Etymology 1

Adjective

leve

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

Etymology 2

Noun

lēve n (genitive lēvis); third declension

1. smoothness

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lēve	lēvia
Genitive	lēvis	lēvium
Dative	lēvī	lēvibus
Accusative	lēve	lēvia
Ablative	lēvī	lēvibus
Vocative	lēve	lēvia

Adjective

lēve

1. inflection of lēvis:
   1. nominative neuter singular
   2. accusative neuter singular
   3. vocative neuter singular

References

• leve in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

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Middle Dutch

Verb

lēve

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

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Middle English

Etymology 1

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

References

• “lēve, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

From Old English lēaf (“leaf”).

Noun

leve

1. Alternative form of leef

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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
• levevilkår
• leveår

 

References

• “leve” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse lifa.

Verb

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

1. alternative form of leva
2. optative of leva

   leve kongen!

   live the king!

Etymology 2

Specialised from the optative use of leva.

Noun

leve n

1. an exclamation of "leve!"
2. (by extension) a wish for a good and long life

References

• “leve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.vɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.vi/, [ˈl̪ɛ.vɪ]
• Hyphenation: le‧ve

Adjective

leve m or 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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San Juan Colorado Mixtec

White-throated magpie-jay in Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico.

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

levé

1. white-throated magpie-jay (Calocitta formosa)

   Synonyms: coo iñi, coñi

References

• Stark Campbell, Sara; et al. (1986) Diccionario mixteco de San Juan Colorado (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 29)‎^[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 27

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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. From Latin levis, levem, from Proto-Italic *leɣwis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (“light”). However, the older form lieve, which it replaced, was inherited.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlebe/, [ˈleβe]
• Hyphenation: le‧ve

Adjective

leve (plural leves) (superlative levísimo)

1. mild, slight, light
2. minor, trivial

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.

Anagrams

• elev