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 (present tense liver, past tense livde, past participle livd, present participle livande, imperative liv)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 1917; superseded by leva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)