Löwe
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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 , 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
Noun
Löwe m (weak, genitive Löwen, plural Löwen, diminutive Löwchen n, feminine Löwin)
- lion
- (heraldry) lion, as used on a coat of arms
- (astronomy, astrology, singular only, no female or feminine form) Leo
Declension
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