Laub

German

Etymology

From Old High German loup, from Proto-Germanic *laubą, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewp- (“peel, break off”).[1] Compare Low German Loov, Dutch loof, English leaf, Danish løv.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /laʊ̯p/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯p

Noun

Laub n (genitive Laubes or Laubs, no plural)

  1. (collective) foliage, greenery, leaves (on a tree or fallen onto the ground, but particularly the latter)
    grünes Laub ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    fallendes Laub ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    • Hans Wollschläger, Von Sternen und Schnuppen: bei Gelegenheit einiger Bücher, volume 1, page 209:
      Sie [die Orangen] hängen eben tatsächlich mitten im grünen Laub gelb an den Bäumen.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

Declension
Declension of Laub (uncountable)
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Laub
genitive eines des Laubes,
Laubs
dative einem dem Laub,
Laube1
accusative ein das Laub
1Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

See also

Further reading
  • Laub in Duden online
  1. The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots, Third Edition
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