Lohe

See also: lohe

Atayal

Proper noun

Lohe

  1. a male given name

References

  • Center for aboriginal studies (2014) “Lohe”, in 原住民族人名譜 [Dictionary of Aboriginal Names in Taiwan]‎[1] (in Chinese), Taipei: Council of Indigenous Peoples

German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German lohe, from Old High German *loho, a variant of loug, from Proto-West Germanic *laugi. Distantly related to Licht (“light”). Cognate with Swedish låga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈloːə/

Noun

Lohe f (genitive Lohe, plural Lohen)

  1. (archaic, poetic) flame, flare
    Synonym: Flamme
    • 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Studierzimmer”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One]‎[2]; republished as Bayard Taylor, transl., 1870:
      Lege dich zu des Meisters Füßen! / Du siehst, daß ich nicht vergebens drohe. / Ich versenge dich mit heiliger Lohe!
      Lay thyself at the feet of the Master! / Thou seest, not vain the threats I bring thee: / With holy fire I'll scorch and sting thee!
Declension
Declension of Lohe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Lohe die Lohen
genitive einer der Lohe der Lohen
dative einer der Lohe den Lohen
accusative eine die Lohe die Lohen

Etymology 2

Derived from lohen (from Middle High German lōwen (“to tan, prepare or dye with tanning bark”)), or continuing Middle High German lō, from Old High German lō, from Proto-West Germanic *lauw, from Proto-Germanic *lawwą (“loosened material, bark”), which is from the same source as *laubą (“leaf”).[1]

Noun

Lohe f (genitive Lohe, plural Lohen)

  1. (archaic) tanbark
Declension
Declension of Lohe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Lohe die Lohen
genitive einer der Lohe der Lohen
dative einer der Lohe den Lohen
accusative eine die Lohe die Lohen
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “looien1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

See also

Further reading

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