leve

See also: Leve, lève, levé, and léve

Danish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Noun

leve n

1. cheers pl

Etymology 2

From Old Norse lifa, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leip- (“leave, cling, linger”) (cognate with Swedish leva, Norwegian Bokmål 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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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

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

Verb

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

1. Alternative form of leva

Derived terms

• leveår

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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/
• 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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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]
• 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