lewe

See also: lewę

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪəvə/

Etymology 1

From Dutch leven (noun), from Middle Dutch leven.

Noun

lewe (plural lewes or lewens, diminutive lewetjie)

1. life

Etymology 2

From Dutch leven (verb), from Middle Dutch leven, from Old Dutch *libben, *livon, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną.

Verb

lewe (present lewe, present participle lewende, past participle gelewe)

1. Alternative form of leef

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Fijian

Noun

lewe

1. flesh

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch lewo, from Latin leō.

Noun

lêwe m

1. lion

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: leeuw
  • Afrikaans: leeu
  • Negerhollands: leeuw
  • → Papiamentu: leeuw (dated)
  • → Sranan Tongo: lew
• Limburgish: lieëf, liew
• West Flemish: lêeuw

Further reading

• “lewe (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “leeuwe”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page leeuwe

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Middle English

Noun

lewe

1. Alternative form of leef

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German leben, Dutch leven, English live.

Verb

lewe

1. to live

   Ich will lewe!

   I want to live!

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.vɛ/
• Homophone: lewę

Adjective

lewe

1. inflection of lewy:
   1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
   2. nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural