liv

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse líf, from Proto-Germanic *lībą.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

liv n (singular definite livet, plural indefinite liv)

  1. life
  2. waist, middle
  3. bodice

Inflection[edit]

Declension of liv
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative liv livet liv livene
genitive livs livets livs livenes

Derived terms[edit]

Haitian Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French livre (“book”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /liv/
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Noun[edit]

liv

  1. book

Louisiana Creole[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From French livre (“book”).

Noun[edit]

liv

  1. book.

Etymology 2[edit]

From French livre (“pound, grade (level)”).

Noun[edit]

liv

  1. pound (unit of weight).
  2. grade (level).

Mauritian Creole[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From French livre.

Noun[edit]

liv

  1. book

Etymology 2[edit]

From French livre.

Noun[edit]

liv

  1. pound (unit of measure)
  2. pound (currency)

References[edit]

  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse líf (“life”), from Proto-Germanic *lībą (“body, life”), likely derived from *lībaną (“to remain, be left”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to stick; fat or stick substance”), from *ley-, *(s)ley- (“to slip, slide, glide; slimy”).

Noun[edit]

liv n (definite singular livet, indefinite plural liv, definite plural liva or livene)

  1. life
  2. waist
  3. energy, eagerness

Derived terms[edit]

Terms derived from liv

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse líf, from Proto-Germanic *lībą. Akin to English life.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

liv n (definite singular livet, indefinite plural liv, definite plural liva, genitive definite singular livsens)

  1. life
    Dei har levt mykje av liva sine her.
    They have lived much of their lives here.
  2. waist
  3. energy, eagerness

Derived terms[edit]

Terms derived from liv

Related terms[edit]

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Anagrams[edit]

Seychellois Creole[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From French livre.

Noun[edit]

liv

  1. book

Etymology 2[edit]

From French livre.

Noun[edit]

liv

  1. pound (unit of measure)
  2. pound (currency)

References[edit]

  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish līf, from Old Norse líf, from Proto-Germanic *lībą.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

liv n

  1. life, lifetime, existence
    • 1916, Edith Södergran, Livet‎[1]:
      Livet är att handskas vårdslöst med sin egen lycka och att stöta bort det enda ögonblicket, ...
      "Life is to deal carelessly with your own happiness and push away the only moment,..."
    • 1933, Selma Lagerlöf, Mårbackablomster:Livet‎[2]:
      Livets gnista flyger från en till en annan. Man tändes, flammar och slocknar. Det är livet.
      "The spark of life flows from one to another. You are set afire, burn and die out. That is life.
    få sig något till livs (preposition till (“to”) controlling genitive)
    get something to eat
  2. living being, creature
    • 1910, Ellen Key, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      Mödrarna, för vilka de unga liven äro de dyrbaraste, måste använda hela sitt inflytande mot kriget.
      "The mothers for whom the young ones are the most precious must use all of their influence against the war."
    • 1924, Hjalmar Bergman, Chefen Fru Ingeborg‎[3]:
      All världen - dvs. de sju, åtta liven på Sommarro - skulle se att fästmannen inte hade någon bestämmanderätt!
      "All the world, i.e., the seven or eight people at Sommaro, would make sure that the fiance did not get to decide anything."
  3. body, physical being
  4. waist
    • 1894, Gustaf Fröding, Mordet i Vindfallsängen‎[4]:
      Och sist satt han däst och höll jäntor om liven med ruset i skallen...
      "Finally he sat there bloated and drunk with his arm around the waist of girls..."
    • 1897, Verner von Heidenstam, Karolinerna‎[5]:
      Likväl tordes jag icke spänna huggvärjan från livet, ty jag kunde ej alldeles slå bort alla misstankar på ett försåt.
      "Nevertheless, I dared not unbuckle my rapier from my waist, since I could not entirely erase all suspicion of ambush."
    Synonym: midja
  5. bodice
    • 1926, Svenska Turistföreningens årsbok - Dalarna
      Liven äro i regel röda, ibland med en obetydlig randning.
      "The bodices are usually red, sometimes with insignificant stripes."
    • 1897, Verner von Heidenstam, Karolinerna‎[6]:
      Nästan ögonblickligen blev porten öppnad av en storväxt och ståtlig tjänsteflicka med en bred ljus hårfläta på ryggen och en mängd pinglande silversmycken på den svarta hättan och det röda och gröna livet.
      "Almost immediately the door was opened by a large and splendid servant girl with a thick light braid down her back and many tingling silver trinkets on her black bonnet and on the red and green bodice."
  6. noise, row, hullabaloo
    För inte ett sånt liv!
    Don't be so noisy!
    Det blev ett jäkla liv när skandalen avslöjades
    There was one hell of a commotion when the scandal was revealed

Declension[edit]

Declension of liv 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative liv livet liv liven
Genitive livs livets livs livens

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Tok Pisin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English leave.

Noun[edit]

liv

  1. leave; vacation
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