Laub

Czech

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈlau̯p]

Proper noun

Laub m anim (feminine Laubová)

  1. a male surname

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

German

Etymology

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

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

Noun

Laub n (strong, 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 ― green foliage
    fallendes Laub ― falling foliage
    • 1984, 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.
      They [the oranges] indeed are right now hanging amidst green foliage at the trees.
  2. leaves, a suit in German playing cards

Declension
Declension of Laub [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Laub
genitive eines des Laubes, Laubs
dative einem dem Laub, Laube1
accusative ein das Laub

1Now rare, see notes.

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Derived terms

See also
German suits in German · das Deutsche Blatt (layout · text)
Herz, Rot Schellen Laub, Grün Eichel, Eckern

Further reading
  • “Laub” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Laub” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Laub” in Duden online
  • Laub on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
  1. The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots, Third Edition
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