# leve
## Danish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈleːʋə], [ˈleːʊ]

### Etymology 1

From Old Norse lifa, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną, cognate with Swedish leva, Norwegian leve, Icelandic lifa, Dutch leven, German leben, and English live.

#### Verb

leve (imperative lev, infinitive at leve, present tense lever, past tense levede, perfect tense har levet)
* to live, be alive
* to live off or live on
* to still exist (not extinct or abolished)
    Synonym: eksistere
* to appear present and lively

#### Conjugation

activepassive
present
lever
leves
past
levede
levedes
infinitive
leve
leves
imperative
lev
participle
present
levende
past
levet (auxiliary verb have)
gerund
leven :

##### Related terms

* efterleve
* genleve
* gennemleve
* henleve
* hverken til at leve eller dø af
* ikke have levet forgæves
* indleve
* kongen er død, kongen leve
* leve alene
* leve fra hånden til munden
* leve højt på
* leve i bedste velgående
* leve i en kuffert
* leve i nuet
* leve i synd
* leve med
* leve med i
* leve op til
* leve på en sten
* leve på en stor fod
* leve på nas
* leve på polsk
* leve sammen
* leve sig ind i
* leve som hund og kat
* leve ud
* leve under en sten
* levealder
* leveattest
* levebrød
* levebrøds-
* levebrødsforfatter
* levebrødsmusiker
* levebrødspolitiker
* levedag
* levedygtig
* levedygtighed
* levefod
* leveforhold
* leveform
* levemand
* levemulighed
* levemåde
* levemåned
* leven
* leveomkostninger
* leveområde
* levestandard
* levested
* levetid
* levetidsforlængelse
* leveuge
* levevaner
* levevej
* levevilkår
* levevis
* leveår
* man skal lære så længe man lever
* medleve
* mennesket lever ikke af brød alene
* opleve
* overleve
* overleve sig selv
* samleve
* udleve

### Etymology 2

A nominalization of the fossilized subjunctive leve (“may ... live”).

#### Noun

leve n (uninflected)
* cheers

#### Derived terms

* leveråb

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

leve c
* indefinite plural of lev (“bread”, archaic)

### References

* “leve” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -eːvə

### Verb

leve
* (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of leven

#### Usage notes

Commonly used. Not archaic.

### Anagrams

* veel, vele

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lebeh.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈleʋeˣ/, [ˈle̞ʋe̞(ʔ)]
* Rhymes: -eʋe
* Hyphenation: le‧ve

### Noun

leve
* (dialectal, chiefly Eastern Finnish) Synonym of hahtuva
* Synonym of lapo (“rakeful of hay”)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of leve (Kotus type 48*E/hame, p-v gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lepeeni
lepeeni
accusative
nom.
lepeeni
lepeeni
gen.
lepeeni
genitive
lepeeni
lepeideni lepeitteni
partitive
levettäni
lepeitäni
inessive
lepeessäni
lepeissäni
elative
lepeestäni
lepeistäni
illative
lepeeseeni
lepeisiini lepeihini
adessive
lepeelläni
lepeilläni
ablative
lepeeltäni
lepeiltäni
allative
lepeelleni
lepeilleni
essive
lepeenäni
lepeinäni
translative
lepeekseni
lepeikseni
abessive
lepeettäni
lepeittäni
instructive
comitative
—lepeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lepeesi
lepeesi
accusative
nom.
lepeesi
lepeesi
gen.
lepeesi
genitive
lepeesi
lepeidesi lepeittesi
partitive
levettäsi
lepeitäsi
inessive
lepeessäsi
lepeissäsi
elative
lepeestäsi
lepeistäsi
illative
lepeeseesi
lepeisiisi lepeihisi
adessive
lepeelläsi
lepeilläsi
ablative
lepeeltäsi
lepeiltäsi
allative
lepeellesi
lepeillesi
essive
lepeenäsi
lepeinäsi
translative
lepeeksesi
lepeiksesi
abessive
lepeettäsi
lepeittäsi
instructive
comitative
—lepeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lepeemme
lepeemme
accusative
nom.
lepeemme
lepeemme
gen.
lepeemme
genitive
lepeemme
lepeidemme lepeittemme
partitive
levettämme
lepeitämme
inessive
lepeessämme
lepeissämme
elative
lepeestämme
lepeistämme
illative
lepeeseemme
lepeisiimme lepeihimme
adessive
lepeellämme
lepeillämme
ablative
lepeeltämme
lepeiltämme
allative
lepeellemme
lepeillemme
essive
lepeenämme
lepeinämme
translative
lepeeksemme
lepeiksemme
abessive
lepeettämme
lepeittämme
instructive
comitative
—lepeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lepeenne
lepeenne
accusative
nom.
lepeenne
lepeenne
gen.
lepeenne
genitive
lepeenne
lepeidenne lepeittenne
partitive
levettänne
lepeitänne
inessive
lepeessänne
lepeissänne
elative
lepeestänne
lepeistänne
illative
lepeeseenne
lepeisiinne lepeihinne
adessive
lepeellänne
lepeillänne
ablative
lepeeltänne
lepeiltänne
allative
lepeellenne
lepeillenne
essive
lepeenänne
lepeinänne
translative
lepeeksenne
lepeiksenne
abessive
lepeettänne
lepeittänne
instructive
comitative
—lepeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lepeensä
lepeensä
accusative
nom.
lepeensä
lepeensä
gen.
lepeensä
genitive
lepeensä
lepeidensä lepeittensä
partitive
levettään levettänsä
lepeitään lepeitänsä
inessive
lepeessään lepeessänsä
lepeissään lepeissänsä
elative
lepeestään lepeestänsä
lepeistään lepeistänsä
illative
lepeeseensä
lepeisiinsä lepeihinsä
adessive
lepeellään lepeellänsä
lepeillään lepeillänsä
ablative
lepeeltään lepeeltänsä
lepeiltään lepeiltänsä
allative
lepeelleen lepeellensä
lepeilleen lepeillensä
essive
lepeenään lepeenänsä
lepeinään lepeinänsä
translative
lepeekseen lepeeksensä
lepeikseen lepeiksensä
abessive
lepeettään lepeettänsä
lepeittään lepeittänsä
instructive
comitative
—lepeineen lepeinensä :

#### Derived terms

* lepere

## Galician
### Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese leve, from Latin levis, from Proto-Italic *leɣwis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (“light”).

#### Adjective

leve m or f (plural leves)
* light (of low weight; not heavy)
    Synonym: livián
* gentle, light (having little force)

##### Derived terms

* levemente

##### Related terms

* levantar
* levar
* levidade
* livián
* lixeiro

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

leve
* inflection of levar:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “leve”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Haitian Creole
### Etymology

From French lever (“rise”), French soulever (“raise”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /leve/

### Verb

leve
* to rise
* to raise

## Hungarian
### Etymology

From the lev- stem of lé (“juice”) +‎ -e (possessive suffix).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlɛvɛ]
* Hyphenation: le‧ve

### Noun

leve
* third-person singular single-possession possessive of lé

#### Derived terms

* olcsó húsnak híg a leve

## Hunsrik
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈleːvə/

### Verb

leve
* to live

#### Related terms

* Leve
* levendich

### Further reading

* Online Hunsrik Dictionary

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lebeh. Cognates include Finnish leve and dialectal Estonian leve.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈleʋe/, [ˈlʲe̞ʋe̞]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈleʋe/, [ˈle̞ʋe̞]
* Rhymes: -eʋe
* Hyphenation: le‧ve

### Noun

leve
* fluff
* lock of hair

#### Derived terms

* villaleve

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 262

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɛ.ve/
* Rhymes: -ɛve
* Hyphenation: lè‧ve

### Noun

leve f
* plural of leva

### Anagrams

* vele

## Latin
### Etymology 1
#### Adjective

leve
* nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of levis

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

lēve n (genitive lēvis); third declension
* smoothness

##### Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).

#### Adjective

lēve
* nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of lēvis

### References

* "leve", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

## Limburgish
### Alternative forms

* laeve, leëve (Veldeke spelling)
* léëve (Eupen spelling)

### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlæː˨.və/
* (East Limburgish-Ripuarian) IPA: /ˈleə̯˨.və/
* Rhymes: -æːvə, -eə̯və

### Verb

leve (third-person singular present levt, preterite levde, past participle gelevt) (German-based spelling)
* (intransitive) to live, to be alive
* (intransitive) to dwell, to reside
* (intransitive) to live, to exist, to occupy a place
* (intransitive, hyperbolic, with met) to cope with, to live with, to deal with

## Middle Dutch
### Verb

lēve
* inflection of lēven:
** first-person singular present indicative
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive

## Middle English
### Etymology 1

Old English lēaf (“permission, privilege”), from Proto-Germanic *laubō (“permission, privilege, favour, worth”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“to love”).

#### Noun

leve (plural leves)
* leave

#### References

* “lēve, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

leve
* Alternative form of leef

### Etymology 3
#### Noun

leve
* Alternative form of love (“remainder”)

### Etymology 4
#### Verb

leve
* Alternative form of leven

### Etymology 5
#### Verb

leve
* Alternative form of lyven

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Old Norse lifa, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leip- (“leave, cling, linger”) (cognate with Swedish leva, Danish leve, Icelandic lifa, Dutch leven, German leben, English live).

### Verb

leve (imperative lev, present tense lever, simple past levde or levet, past participle levd or levet, present participle levende)
* to live

#### Derived terms

* etterleve
* levealder
* levebrød
* leveforhold
* levestandard
* levested
* levetid
* levevilkår
* leveår

### References

* “leve” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1

From Old Norse lifa.

#### Verb

leve (present tense lever, past tense levde, supine levd or levt, past participle levd, present participle levande, imperative lev)
* alternative form of leva
* optative of leva
    leve kongen!live the king!

### Etymology 2

Specialised from the optative use of leva.

#### Noun

leve n
* an exclamation of "leve!"
* (by extension) a wish for a good and long life

### References

* “leve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* leue

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɛβe/
* Rhymes: -ɛβe
* Hyphenation: le‧ve

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin levis, from Proto-Italic *leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰus, from *h₁lengʷʰ- + *-us. Doublet of lheu.
Cognate with Old Spanish lieve.

#### Adjective

leve m or f (plural leves)
* light (of low weight)
    Synonyms: ligeyro, livião
* (derogatory) idiot; stupid

##### Descendants

* de leve
* levemente

##### Descendants

* Galician: leve
* Portuguese: leve

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

leve
* inflection of levar:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

### References

* Manuel Ferreiro (2014–2025) “leve”, in Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN
* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “leve”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “leve”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈlɛ.vi/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈlɛ.vi/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈlɛ.ve/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈlɛ.vɨ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈlɛ.vɨ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˈlɛ.bɨ/ [ˈlɛ.βɨ]
* Rhymes: -ɛvi, -ɛvɨ
* Hyphenation: le‧ve

### Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese leve, from Latin levis, from Proto-Italic *leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (“light”). Doublet of léu.

#### Adjective

leve m or f (plural leves, comparable, comparative mais leve, superlative o mais leve or levíssimo, diminutive levinho)
* light (of low weight; not heavy)
    Synonym: ligeiro
* gentle, light (having little force)
    Synonym: suave

##### Derived terms

* levemente

##### Related terms

* levantar
* levar
* leviano
* levidade
* ligeiro
* mão-leve

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

leve
* inflection of levar:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

## San Juan Colorado Mixtec
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Noun

levé
* white-throated magpie-jay (Calocitta formosa)
    Synonyms: coo iñi, coñi

### References

* Stark Campbell, Sara, et al. (1986) Diccionario mixteco de San Juan Colorado (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 29)‎ (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 27

## Serbo-Croatian
### Adjective

leve
* inflection of levi:
** masculine accusative plural
** feminine genitive singular
** feminine nominative/accusative/vocative plural

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin levem, probably a borrowing in this form, as it was often used primarily in learned or literary contexts. However, the older form lieve, which it replaced, was inherited.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlebe/ [ˈle.β̞e]
* Rhymes: -ebe
* Syllabification: le‧ve

### Adjective

leve m or f (masculine and feminine plural leves, superlative levísimo)
* mild, slight, light
* minor, trivial

#### Related terms

* levantar
* levedad
* levemente
* ligero
* liviano
* llevar

#### Further reading

* “leve”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

### Verb

leve
* inflection of levar:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

### References

* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “leve”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

## Swedish
### Noun

leve n
* a (proposed) cheer
    Synonym: (possibly regional) leverne
    Kungen utbringade ett fyrfaldigt leve för födelsedagsbarnetThe king led four [the usual number in Sweden] cheers [a fourfold cheer] for the birthday girl

#### See also

* utbringa

### Verb

leve
* (archaic) present subjunctive of leva; used to express one's wish that someone or something may live long, mostly at celebration ceremonies, primarily birthday celebrations
    Leve konungen!Long live the king!
    Han leve! Hurra, hurra, hurra, hurra!(Long) may he live! Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah, hurrah!

#### Usage notes

One of few Swedish subjunctives still in common use.

### References

* leve in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* leve in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* leve in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* elev