lewe

Afrikaans

Etymology 1

From Dutch leven (noun).

Noun

lewe (plural lewes or lewens, diminutive lewetjie)

  1. life

Etymology 2

From Dutch leven (verb).

Verb

lewe (present lewe, present participle lewende, past participle gelewe)

  1. Alternative form of leef

Fijian

Noun

lewe

  1. flesh

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch lewo, from Latin leō.

Noun

lêwe m

  1. lion

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: leeuw
  • Limburgish: lieëf

Further reading

  • “lewe (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “leeuwe”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German leben, Dutch leven, English live.

Verb

lewe

  1. to live
    Ich will lewe!
    I want to live!

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.vɛ/

Adjective

lewe

  1. neuter nominative singular of lewy
  2. neuter accusative singular of lewy
  3. neuter vocative singular of lewy
  4. nonvirile nominative plural of lewy
  5. nonvirile accusative plural of lewy
  6. nonvirile vocative plural of lewy
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