levi

Etymology

From Italian levare (“to lift”) and Latin levō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlevi/
• Hyphenation: le‧vi

Verb

levi (present levas, past levis, future levos, conditional levus, volitive levu)

1. to lift, to raise
   • 1903, L. L. Zamenhof, Fundamenta Krestomatio, Project Gutenberg transcription

     ili sin levis en longa linio el la maro

     they lifted themselves in a long line out of the sea

Conjugation

Conjugation of levi present past future singular plural singular plural singular plural tense levas levis levos active participle levanta levantaj levinta levintaj levonta levontaj acc. levantan levantajn levintan levintajn levontan levontajn passive participle levata levataj levita levitaj levota levotaj acc. levatan levatajn levitan levitajn levotan levotajn nominal active participle levanto levantoj levinto levintoj levonto levontoj acc. levanton levantojn levinton levintojn levonton levontojn nominal passive participle levato levatoj levito levitoj levoto levotoj acc. levaton levatojn leviton levitojn levoton levotojn adverbial active participle levante levinte levonte adverbial passive participle levate levite levote infinitive levi imperative levu conditional levus

Verb

levi

1. second-person singular present of levare
2. first-person singular and second-person singular and third-person singular present subjunctive of levare
3. third-person singular imperative of levare

Anagrams

• live
• veli
• vile

Adjective

levī

1. dative masculine singular of levis
2. dative feminine singular of levis
3. dative neuter singular of levis
4. ablative masculine singular of levis
5. ablative feminine singular of levis
6. ablative neuter singular of levis

References

• levi in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• levi in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Alternative forms

• (Ijekavian): lijȇvī

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lěvъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lêːʋiː/
• Hyphenation: le‧vi

Adjective

lȇvī (Cyrillic spelling ле̑вӣ)

1. left
2. left-wing
3. (heraldry) sinister