leven
English
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈlɛvən/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -ɛvən
Etymology 1
editSee levin.
Noun
editleven
Related terms
editEtymology 2
editSee leaven
Verb
editleven (third-person singular simple present levens, present participle levening, simple past and past participle levened)
References
edit- “leven”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
See also
editAnagrams
editBislama
edit< 10 | 11 | 12 > |
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Cardinal : leven | ||
Etymology
editNumeral
editleven
Danish
editEtymology 1
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editleven c
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editleven c
Etymology 3
editPronunciation
editDutch
editAlternative forms
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Dutch leven, from Old Dutch *libben, *livon, from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan.
Verb
editleven
- (intransitive) to live
- Ik wil leven in een stad dicht bij de natuur. ― I want to live in a city close to nature.
- Ze leeft voor haar kunst. ― She lives for her art.
- Hij heeft lang geleefd en veel meegemaakt. ― He has lived a long life and experienced much.
Conjugation
editConjugation of leven (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | leven | |||
past singular | leefde | |||
past participle | geleefd | |||
infinitive | leven | |||
gerund | leven n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | leef | leefde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | leeft, leef2 | leefde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | leeft | leefde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | leeft | leefde | ||
3rd person singular | leeft | leefde | ||
plural | leven | leefden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | leve | leefde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | leven | leefden | ||
imperative sing. | leef | |||
imperative plur.1 | leeft | |||
participles | levend | geleefd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
editDescendants
editEtymology 2
editFrom Middle Dutch leven. Gerund of the verb leven.
Noun
editleven n (plural levens, diminutive leventje n)
- life
- Het leven is vol verrassingen. ― Life is full of surprises.
- Hij wilde zijn leven wijden aan wetenschappelijk onderzoek. ― He wanted to dedicate his life to scientific research.
- In mijn vrije tijd geniet ik van het leven. ― In my free time, I enjoy life.
Derived terms
edit- hondenleven
- levensbelang
- levensbeschouwing
- levensduur
- levenseinde
- levensgevaar
- levensjaar
- levenslang
- levensleugen
- levenslied
- levensloop
- levenslust
- levensstijl
- levensvorm
- nachtleven
Descendants
edit- Afrikaans: lewe
Anagrams
editGalician
editVerb
editleven
- inflection of levar:
Middle Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Old Dutch *libben, *livon, from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan.
Verb
editlēven
Inflection
editWeak | ||
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Infinitive | lēven | |
3rd sg. past | — | |
3rd pl. past | — | |
Past participle | — | |
Infinitive | lēven | |
In genitive | lēvens | |
In dative | lēvene | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | lēve | — |
2nd singular | lēefs, lēves | — |
3rd singular | lēeft, lēvet | — |
1st plural | lēven | — |
2nd plural | lēeft, lēvet | — |
3rd plural | lēven | — |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | lēve | — |
2nd singular | lēefs, lēves | — |
3rd singular | lēve | — |
1st plural | lēven | — |
2nd plural | lēeft, lēvet | — |
3rd plural | lēven | — |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | lēef, lēve | |
Plural | lēeft, lēvet | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | lēvende | — |
Descendants
editFurther reading
edit- “leven (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “leven (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old English lǣfan, from Proto-West Germanic *laibijan.
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editVerb
editleven
- to leave
Conjugation
editConjugation of leven (weak in -te)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “lēven, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
editVerb
editleven
- Alternative form of lyven
Etymology 3
editNoun
editleven
- lightning
- 1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Wyfe of Bathes Prologue”, in The Canterbury Tales, [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], →OCLC; republished in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London]: […] [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], 1542, →OCLC:
- With wilde thunder dint and fiery leven.
- With wild thunder-bolt and fiery lightning.
Middle Low German
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- Stem vowel: ē²
Verb
editleven
- to live
Conjugation
editConjugation of leven as a weak verb
Plain Infinitive | lēven | |||
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Full Infinitive (Gerund) | tô lēvene or tô lēvende | |||
Verbal Noun | lēven or lēvent | |||
Participles | Imperatives | |||
Present | lēvende | 2nd Person Singular | lēve | |
Past | gelēvet | 2nd Person Plural | lēvet | |
Indicative | Subjunctive | |||
Present | Preterite | Present | Preterite | |
1st Person Singular | lēve | lēvede | lēve | lēvede |
2nd Person Singular | lēvest | lēvedest | lēvest | lēvedest |
3rd Person Singular | lēvet | lēvede | lēvet | lēvede |
Plural | lēven (lēvet?) | lēveden | lēven | lēveden |
Related terms
editDescendants
editScots
editNoun
editleven
- A lawn; an open space between woods[1]
- 1803, Walter Scott, Thomas the Rhymer:
- lily leven (a lawn overspread with lilies or flowers)
References
edit- ^ John Jamieson's Dict., p.327 (Abridged, 1867)
Spanish
editVerb
editleven
- inflection of levar:
Swedish
editNoun
editleven
References
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