liva

See also: Liva, líva, and Līva

Esperanto

Adjective

liva ‎(accusative singular livan, plural livaj, accusative plural livajn)

1. (neologism) left
   • 1993, Camacho, Jorge, La Majstro kaj Martinelli^[1], Iltis Saarbrücken:

     Kie ĝi troviĝas? Ĉu en la liva? Ĉu en la dekstra? Streĉu la okulojn!

   • 2001 June, Ledon, Gilbert, “Cele al aviada terminaro”, in Monato, ISSN 0772-456X, OCLC 12892852, page 14:

     Bone, por aviado Esperanto estas sufiĉe riĉa por eviti la uzon de mal, ekz. oni uzas dekstra kaj liva, ne la danĝeran maldekstra.

Synonyms

• maldekstra

Antonyms

• dekstra

Derived terms

• livuma ‎(“anticlockwise, counterclockwise”)

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse lifa, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leip- ‎(“leave, cling, linger”) (cognate with Icelandic lifa, Swedish leva, Danish and Norwegian leve, Dutch leven, German leben, English live).

Verb

liva ‎(third person singular past indicative livdi, third person plural past indicative livað, supine livað)

1. to live

Conjugation

   Conjugation of liva

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infinitive	liva
present participle	livandi
past participle a6	livaður
supine	livað
number	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	all
indicative	eg	tú	hann/hon/tað	vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum
present	livi	livir	livir	liva
past	livdi	livdi	livdi	livdu
imperative	–	tú	–	tit
present	—	liva!	—	livið!

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

liva n

1. plural definite of liv

Verb

liva

1. former official form, superseded by leva

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Novial

Verb

liva ‎(past livad, active participle livant, passive participle livat)

1. to leave

Synonyms

• departa

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Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse lifa, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną.

Verb

liva

1. to live

Conjugation

Conjugation of liva (weak)

	present			past
infinitive	liva			—
participle	livandi, -e			livat (ntr.)
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	livir, liver	livi, -e	—	lifþi, -e	lifþi, -e
þū	livir, liver	livi, -e	lif	lifþi, -e	lifþi, -e
han	livir, liver	livi, -e	—	lifþi, -e	lifþi, -e
vīr	livum, -om	livum, -om	livum, -om	lifþum, -om	lifþum, -om
īr	livin	livin	livin	lifþin	lifþin
þēr	liva	livin	—	lifþu, -om	lifþin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	—	—	—	—	—
þū	—	—	—	—	—
han	—	—	—	—	—
vīr	—	—	—	—	—
īr	—	—	—	—	—
þēr	—	—	—	—	—

Descendants

• Swedish: leva

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Tok Pisin

Alternative forms

• lewa
• liwa

Etymology

English liver

Noun

liva

1. (anatomy) liver
2. the mind, used in context of memory and also conscience

Derived terms

• wetliva (lung)