lev

From Bulgarian лев (lev), a variant of лъв (lǎv, “lion”). Doublet of Leo, leu, lion, and Lyon.

• IPA^(key): /lɛv/[1]

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• Rhymes: -ɛv

lev (plural leva or levs)

1. The currency of Bulgaria, divided into 100 stotinki.

• ELV, vel

lev m (plural levow)

1. voice

• “lev” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛf]
• Hyphenation: lev
• Rhymes: -ɛf

Inherited from Old Czech lev, from Proto-Slavic *lьvъ, from a Germanic source (possibly Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 (laiwa)). Can ultimately be traced back to Latin leō, which comes from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), a word that is possibly a Semitic or an Akkadian borrowing.

lev m anim (feminine lvice, related adjective lví)

1. lion
2. (heraldry) lion

Borrowed from Bulgarian лев (lev), ultimately from the same root as Etymology 1.

lev m inan

1. lev (currency of Bulgaria)

• lev in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• lev in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Inherited from Old Danish lev, from Old Norse hleifr, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz (“bread”), cognate with Swedish lev, English loaf, German Laib, Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 (hlaifs).

• IPA^(key): /leːˀv/, [ˈleːˀw], [ˈlewˀ]

lev c (singular definite leven, plural indefinite leve)

1. (archaic) bread

• “Lev,1” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

From Bulgarian лев (lev).

• IPA^(key): /lɛf/, [ˈlɛf]

lev c (singular definite leven, plural indefinite leva)

1. lef (currency in Bulgaria)

• “lev” in Den Danske Ordbog

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• IPA^(key): /leːˀv/, [ˈleːˀw], [ˈlewˀ]

lev

1. imperative of leve

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lev m (plural levs)

1. lev

• “lev”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

From Bulgarian лев (lev), a variant of лъв (lǎv, “lion”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈlep̚/
• Hyphenation: lév

lév (first-person possessive levku, second-person possessive levmu, third-person possessive levnya)

1. lev: the currency of Bulgaria, divided into 100 stotinki.

• “lev” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

lev

1. imperative of leve

lev

1. imperative of leva

• ľev (alternative writing)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lьvъ, from a Germanic source (possibly Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 (laiwa)). Can ultimately be traced back to Latin leō, which comes from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), a word that is possibly a Semitic or an Akkadian borrowing.

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈlɛʋ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈlɛf/

lev m animal

1. lion

• Czech: lev

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “lev”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Inherited from Old Norse hleifr, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz (“bread”).

lev

1. bread

• Danish: lev

• “lev” in Gammeldansk Ordbog

lev m (plural levs)

1. lev (currency of Bulgaria)

• leav (Sutsilvan)
• leiv (Vallader)

From Latin levem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (“light”).

• IPA^(key): /lɛf/

lev m (feminine singular leva, masculine plural levs, feminine plural levas)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) light (of weight)
2. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) easy

• (Puter, Vallader) liger

• IPA^(key): /lɛu̯/
• Homophone: leu

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lьvъ, from a Germanic source (possibly Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 (laiwa)). Can ultimately be traced back to Latin leō, which comes from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), a word that is possibly a Semitic or an Akkadian borrowing.

lev m anim (feminine levica)

1. lion

Derived from Bulgarian лев (lev).

lev m inan (genitive singular leva, nominative plural levy, genitive plural levov, declension pattern of dub)

1. lev, currency of Bulgaria

• “lev”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

From Proto-Slavic *lьvъ, from a Germanic source (possibly Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 (laiwa)). Can ultimately be traced back to Latin leō, which comes from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), a word that is possibly a Semitic or an Akkadian borrowing.

• IPA^(key): /lɛ́ʋ/

lȅv m anim (female equivalent levínja)

1. lion

• lȇvček

• “lev”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

• IPA^(key): /leːv/

From Old Swedish lever, from Old Norse hleifr, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz. Cognate with Icelandic hleifur, English loaf, German Laib.

lev c

1. a loaf of bread

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

lev

1. imperative of leva

From Bulgarian лев (lev, “lion”).

lev (plural leva)

1. lev, the currency of Bulgaria

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From Russian лев (lev).

lev

1. lion

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “лев”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika