leve

• IPA^(key): /leːvə/, [ˈleːvə], [ˈleːʊ]

leve n

1. cheers pl

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

leve (imperative lev, infinitive at leve, present tense lever, past tense levede, perfect tense har levet)

1. live, be alive

• levebrød
• levedygtig
• levemand
• levende
• levevej
• levevis

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• Rhymes: -eːvə

leve

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of leven

Commonly used. Not archaic.

• veel, vele

From French lever (“rise”).

leve

1. To rise

• Rhymes: -ɛve

leve f

1. plural of leva

• vele

leve

1. nominative neuter singular of levis
2. accusative neuter singular of levis
3. vocative neuter singular of levis

lēve n (genitive lēvis); third declension

1. smoothness

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

lēve

1. nominative neuter singular of lēvis
2. accusative neuter singular of lēvis
3. vocative neuter singular of lēvis

• leve in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

lēve

1. inflection of lēven:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. first/third-person singular present subjunctive

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

leve (plural leves)

1. leave

From Old English lēaf (“leaf”).

leve

1. Alternative form of leef

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).

leve (imperative lev, present tense lever, simple past levde, past participle levd, present participle levende)

1. to live

• “leve” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

leve (present tense lever, past tense levde, past participle levt or levd, present participle levande, imperative lev)

1. Alternative form of leva

• leveår

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.vɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.vi/
• Hyphenation: le‧ve

leve m or f (plural leves, comparable)

1. light (of low weight; not heavy)
2. gentle, light (having little force)

• (light): ligeiro
• (gentle): suave

leve

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of levar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of levar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of levar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of levar

From Latin levis, levem, probably a borrowing in this form, as it was often used primarily in learned or literary contexts[1]. However, the older form lieve, which it replaced, was inherited.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlebe/, [ˈleβe]

leve (plural leves) (superlative levísimo)

1. slight; light
2. minor; trivial

• “leve” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

leve

1. subjunctive of leva. Used to express one's wish that someone or something may live long, mostly at celebration ceremonies, primarily birthday celebrations.

1. Han leve! = May he live (long)!

This is one of very few Swedish subjunctives that still has a use.