lewe

See also: lewę

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪəvə/

Etymology 1

From Dutch leven (noun), from Middle Dutch leven.

Noun

lewe (plural lewes or lewens, diminutive lewetjie)

  1. life

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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

Weak masculine noun
singular plural
nominative lêwe lêwen
accusative lêwe lêwen
genitive lêwen lêwen
dative lêwe lêwen

Descendants

  • Dutch: leeuw
    • Afrikaans: leeu
    • Negerhollands: leeuw
    • → Papiamentu: leeuw (dated)
    • → Sranan Tongo: lew
  • Limburgish: lieëf, liew
  • West Flemish: lêeuw

Further reading

  • “lewe (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “leeuwe”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page leeuwe

Middle English

Noun

lewe

  1. alternative form of leef

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/
  • Rhymes: -ɛvɛ
  • Syllabification: le‧we
  • Homophone: lewę

Adjective

lewe

  1. inflection of lewy:
    1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
    2. nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural
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