løv

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse lauf, from Proto-Germanic *laubą, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewp- (peel, break off). Cognate with English leaf.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

løv n (singular definite løvet, not used in plural form)

  1. (uncountable) foliage

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Danish løf, from Old Norse lauf, from Proto-Germanic *laubą, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewp- (peel, break off). Cognate with English leaf.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

løv n (definite singular løvet, indefinite plural løv, definite plural løva or løvene)

  1. The leaf of a plant.

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