leva

Noun

leva

1. plural of lev

Anagrams

• Vale, Veal, Vela, avel, eval, lave, vale, veal, vela

Verb

leva

1. third-person singular past historic of lever

Anagrams

• lave, lavé

Verb

leva

1. present of levar
2. imperative of levar

Noun

leva f (plural leve)

1. lever
2. (military) call-up, conscription, draft
3. (military, called up soldiers) those called-up, conscripts

Verb

leva

1. third-person singular present indicative of levare
2. second-person singular imperative of levare

Anagrams

• lave, vale, vela

Verb

levā

1. first-person singular present active imperative of levō

References

• leva in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Alternative forms

• leve

Etymology

From Old Norse lifa. Akin to English live

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²leːʋɑ/

Verb

leva (present tense lever, past tense levde, past participle levt or levd, present participle levande, imperative lev)

1. to live (be alive)

   Han har levd eit langt liv.

   He has lived a long life.

2. to subsist (nourish oneself)

   Pandaen lever av bambus.

   The panda subsists on bamboo.

References

• “leva” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Norse leifa, from Proto-Germanic *laibijaną.

Verb

lēva

1. to leave behind

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.vɐ/

Noun

leva f (plural levas)

1. wave (sudden unusually large amount of something)

   Uma leva de vândalos entrou na loja.

   A wave of vandals entered the store.

Verb

leva

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of levar

   Ele leva isso.

   He takes this.

2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of levar

   Tu aí, leva isso sozinho.

   You there, take this by yourself.

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin levo.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eβa

Noun

leva f (plural levas)

1. (military) draft (of troops)
2. (mechanical) cog
3. (mechanical) cam

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2