Löwe

See also: lowe and Lowe

German

Alternative forms
  • Leu (archaic; poetic)

Etymology

From Middle High German lewe, löuwe, lauwe, from Old High German lewo, lēo, from Proto-West Germanic *lewo, *lēwo (“lion”). The spelling -ew- in Middle High German generally represents a diphthong [øy̯(w)], and accordingly the expected form in Modern German is Leu(e) (cf. freuen). The form Löwe with a monophthong and consonantal -w- is most readily explained from a long-vowel variant lēwe, which would correspond to Dutch leeuw.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈløːvə/
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  • Hyphenation: Lö‧we

Noun

Löwe m (weak, genitive Löwen, plural Löwen, diminutive Löwchen n, feminine Löwin)

  1. lion
  2. (heraldry) lion, as used on a coat of arms
  3. (astronomy, astrology, singular only, no female or feminine form) Leo

Declension
Declension of Löwe [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Löwe die Löwen
genitive eines des Löwen der Löwen
dative einem dem Löwen den Löwen
accusative einen den Löwen die Löwen

Hyponyms

See also
Zodiac signs in German (layout · text)
Widder Stier Zwillinge Krebs
Löwe Jungfrau Waage Skorpion
Schütze Steinbock Wassermann Fische

Further reading
  • “Löwe” in Duden online
  • “Löwe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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