Laub
Czech
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlau̯p]
Proper noun
Laub m anim (female equivalent Laubová)
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Laub (hard masculine animate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Laub | Laubové |
| genitive | Lauba | Laubů |
| dative | Laubovi | Laubům |
| accusative | Lauba | Lauby |
| vocative | Laube | Laubové |
| locative | Laubovi | Laubech |
| instrumental | Laubem | Lauby |
Further reading
- “Laub”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
German
Etymology
From Old High German loup, from Proto-Germanic *laubą, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“peel, break off”).[1] Compare Low German Loov, Dutch loof, English leaf, Danish løv.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laʊ̯p/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aʊ̯p
Noun
Laub n (strong, genitive Laubes or Laubs, no plural)
- (collective) foliage, greenery, leaves (on a tree or fallen onto the ground, but particularly the latter)
- grünes Laub ― green foliage
- fallendes Laub ― falling foliage
- 1984, Hans Wollschläger, Von Sternen und Schnuppen: bei Gelegenheit einiger Bücher, volume 1, page 209:
- Sie [die Orangen] hängen eben tatsächlich mitten im grünen Laub gelb an den Bäumen.
- They [the oranges] indeed are right now hanging amidst green foliage at the trees.
- leaves, a suit in German playing cards
Declension
Declension of Laub [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Hyponyms
- Herbstlaub
- Blätterlaub
- Birkenlaub
- Buchenlaub
- Eichenlaub
- Espenlaub
Derived terms
- laubartig
- belaubt
- entlauben
- belaubt
Related terms
See also
| German suits in German · das Deutsche Blatt (layout · text) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Herz, Rot | Schellen | Laub, Grün | Eichel, Eckern |
Further reading
- “Laub” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Laub” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Laub” in Duden online
- Laub on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de