# lev
## Translingual
### Symbol

lev
* (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Lamma.

### See also

* Wiktionary’s coverage of Lamma terms

## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Bulgarian лев (lev), a variant of лъв (lǎv, “lion”). Doublet of Leo, leu, lion, and Lyon.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lɛv/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛv

### Noun

lev (plural leva or levs)
* The currency of Bulgaria, divided into 100 stotinki.

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ lev, n. : Oxford English Dictionary, http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/107615?redirectedFrom=lev#eid

### Anagrams

* ELV, vel

## Cornish
### Noun

lev m (plural levow)
* voice

### Further reading

* “lev” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlɛf]
* Hyphenation: lev
* Rhymes: -ɛf

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech lev, from Proto-Slavic *lьvъ, from a Germanic source (possibly Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 (laiwa)). Can ultimately be traced back to Latin leō, which comes from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), a word that is possibly a Semitic or an Akkadian borrowing.

#### Noun

lev m anim (female equivalent lvice, relational adjective lví, diminutive lvíček)
* lion
* (heraldry) lion

##### Related terms

* lvíče n

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Bulgarian лев (lev), ultimately from the same root as Etymology 1.

#### Noun

lev m inan
* lev (currency of Bulgaria)

##### Declension
### Further reading

* “lev”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “lev”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “lev”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Danish
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Danish lev, from Old Norse hleifr, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz (“bread”), cognate with Swedish lev, English loaf, German Laib, Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 (hlaifs).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /leːˀv/, [ˈleːˀw], [ˈlewˀ]

#### Noun

lev c (singular definite leven, plural indefinite leve)
* (archaic) bread

##### Declension
#### References

* “Lev,1” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

### Etymology 2

From Bulgarian лев (lev).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lɛf/, [ˈlɛf]

#### Noun

lev c (singular definite leven, plural indefinite leva)
* lef (currency in Bulgaria)

##### Declension
#### References

* “lev” in Den Danske Ordbog

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /leːˀv/, [ˈleːˀw], [ˈlewˀ]

#### Verb

lev
* imperative of leve

## French
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

lev m (plural levs)
* lev

### Further reading

* “lev”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Bulgarian лев (lev), a variant of лъв (lǎv, “lion”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlep̚/
* Hyphenation: lév

### Noun

lév (plural lev-lev)
* lev: the currency of Bulgaria, divided into 100 stotinki

### Further reading

* “lev” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Verb

lev
* imperative of leve

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Verb

lev
* imperative of leva

## Old Czech
### Alternative forms

* ľev (alternative writing)

### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lьvъ, from a Germanic source (possibly Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 (laiwa)). Can ultimately be traced back to Latin leō, which comes from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), a word that is possibly a Semitic or an Akkadian borrowing.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (13th CE) /ˈlɛʋ/
* IPA: (15th CE) /ˈlɛf/

### Noun

lev m animal
* lion

#### Derived terms

* lvicě
* lvík
* lvíčě

#### Descendants

* Czech: lev

### Further reading

* Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “lev”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

## Old Danish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse hleifr, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz (“bread”).

### Noun

lev
* bread

#### Descendants

* Danish: lev

### References

* “lev” in Gammeldansk Ordbog

## Portuguese
### Noun

lev m (plural levs)
* lev (currency of Bulgaria)

## Romansch
### Alternative forms

* leav (Sutsilvan)
* leiv (Vallader)

### Etymology

From Latin levem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (“light”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lɛf/

### Adjective

lev m (feminine singular leva, masculine plural levs, feminine plural levas)
* (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) light (of weight)
* (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) easy

#### Synonyms

* (Puter, Vallader) liger

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ʎeʋ]
* Audio:(file)
* Homophone: leu

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lьvъ, from a Germanic source (possibly Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 (laiwa)). Can ultimately be traced back to Latin leō, which comes from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), a word that is possibly a Semitic or an Akkadian borrowing.

#### Noun

lev m animal (female equivalent levica, relational adjective leví or levský or levový, diminutive levík or levíček)
* lion

##### Derived terms

* levíča n

### Etymology 2

Derived from Bulgarian лев (lev).

#### Noun

lev m inan
* lev, currency of Bulgaria

##### Declension
### Further reading

* “lev”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Slovene
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lьvъ, from a Germanic source (possibly Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 (laiwa)). Can ultimately be traced back to Latin leō, which comes from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), a word that is possibly a Semitic or an Akkadian borrowing.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lɛ́ʋ/

### Noun

lȅv m anim (female equivalent levínja)
* lion

#### Derived terms

* lȇvček

### Further reading

* “lev”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /leːv/

### Etymology 1

From Old Swedish lever, from Old Norse hleifr, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz. Cognate with Icelandic hleifur, English loaf, German Laib.

#### Noun

lev c
* a loaf of bread

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

lev
* imperative of leva

### Etymology 3

From Bulgarian лев (lev, “lion”).

#### Noun

lev (plural leva)
* lev, the currency of Bulgaria

##### Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

## Veps
### Etymology

From Russian лев (lev).

### Noun

lev
* lion

#### Inflection
### References

* Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “лев”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika