leve

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leːvə/, [ˈleːvə], [ˈleːʊ]

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eːvə

Verb

leve

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of leven

Usage notes

Commonly used. Not archaic.

Anagrams

• veel, vele

Etymology

From French lever (“rise”).

Verb

leve

1. To rise

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛve

Noun

leve f

1. plural of leva

Anagrams

• vele

Adjective

leve

1. nominative neuter singular of levis
2. accusative neuter singular of levis
3. vocative neuter singular of levis

References

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

Verb

lēve

1. inflection of lēven:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. first-person and third-person singular present subjunctive

Etymology

Old English lēaf (“permission, privilege”), from Proto-Germanic *laubō (“permission, privilege, favour, worth”), from Proto-Indo-European *leubh- (“to love”).

Noun

leve (plural leves)

1. leave

Etymology

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

Verb

leve (imperative lev, present tense lever, simple past levde, past participle levd, present participle levende)

1. to live

References

• “leve” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Verb

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

1. Alternative form of leva

Etymology

From Old Portuguese leve, from Latin levis, levem, from Proto-Italic *leχwī, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (“light”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.vɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.vi/
• Hyphenation: le‧ve

Adjective

leve m, f (plural leves, comparable)

1. light (of low weight; not heavy)
2. gentle, light (having little force)

Verb

leve

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of levar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of levar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of levar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of levar

Etymology

From Latin levis, levem, probably a borrowing in this form, as it was often used primarily in learned or literary contexts^[1]. However, the older form lieve, which it replaced, was inherited.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlebe/, [ˈleβe]

Adjective

leve (plural leves) (superlative levísimo)

1. slight; light
2. minor; trivial

References

Verb

leve

1. subjunctive of leva. Used to express one's wish that someone or something may live long, mostly at celebration ceremonies, primarily birthday celebrations.

1. Han leve! = May he live (long)!