Laub

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Czech

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Laub m anim (female equivalent Laubová)

  1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Laub (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative Laub Laubové
genitive Lauba Laubů
dative Laubovi Laubům
accusative Lauba Lauby
vocative Laube Laubové
locative Laubovi Laubech
instrumental Laubem Lauby

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 indeed are right now hanging amidst green foliage at the trees.
  2. leaves, a suit in German playing cards

Declension

Declension of Laub
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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