lauv

See also: låuv

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse lauf

Noun

lauv n (definite singular lauvet, indefinite plural lauv, definite plural lauva or lauvene)

alternative form of løv

Derived terms

lauvfellende

References

“lauv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Lauv

Etymology

From Old Norse lauf, from Proto-Germanic *laubą, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewp- (“peel, break off”). Akin to English leaf.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /læʉ/, /læʉʋ/

Noun

lauv n (definite singular lauvet, indefinite plural lauv, definite plural lauva)

a leaf, (collectively) leaves

Derived terms

lauvfellande

References

“lauv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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