løve

See also: love, Love, lőve, and lóvé

Danish
løve

Etymology

From Middle Low German (compare German Löwe (“lion”), from Old High German leo), ultimately from Latin leo, from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /løːvə/, [ˈløːwə]

Noun

løve c (singular definite løven, plural indefinite løver)

  1. lion (Panthera leo)
  2. Leo (someone with a Leo star sign)

Inflection
Declension of løve
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative løve løven løver løverne
genitive løves løvens løvers løvernes

Hyponyms
idiomatic (celebrated man)
  • selskabsløve
  • strandløve

Derived terms
  • løvetand
  • løvetæmmer
  • myreløve
  • søløve

Descendants

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German (compare with German Löwe (“lion”), from Old High German leo), ultimately from Latin leo, from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn). Compare with Old Norse león.

Noun

løve f or m (definite singular løva or løven, indefinite plural løver, definite plural løvene)

  1. a lion
  2. (idiomatic) A man who is the object of celebrity and attention in high society.
  3. Leo (person born under that astrological sign)

Hyponyms
idiomatic (celebrated man)
  • balløve
  • danseløve
  • moteløve
  • selskapsløve

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German (compare with German Löwe (“lion”), from Old High German leo), ultimately from Latin leo, from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn). Compare with Old Norse león.

Noun

løve f (definite singular løva, indefinite plural løver, definite plural løvene)

  1. a lion
  2. (idiomatic) A man who is the object of celebrity and attention in high society.
  3. Leo (person born under that star sign)

Hyponyms
idiomatic (celebrated man)
  • balløve
  • danseløve
  • moteløve
  • selskapsløve

Derived terms

References
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