lauf

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See also: Lauf and łauf

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

lauf

  1. singular imperative of laufen
  2. (colloquial) inflection of laufen:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first-person singular subjunctive

Gothic

Romanization

lauf

  1. Romanization of 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍆

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse lauf, from Proto-Germanic *laubą, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewp- (“peel, break off”).

Pronunciation

Noun

lauf n (genitive singular laufs, nominative plural lauf)

  1. leaf
  2. (card games) club, clubs (♣)

Declension

    Declension of lauf
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lauf laufið lauf laufin
accusative lauf laufið lauf laufin
dative laufi laufinu laufum laufunum
genitive laufs laufsins laufa laufanna

Synonyms

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *laubą, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewp- (“peel, break off”). Cognate with Old English lēaf, Old Saxon lōf, Old High German loup, Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍆𐍃 (laufs).

Noun

lauf n

  1. leaf

Descendants

  • Icelandic: lauf
  • Faroese: leyv
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lauv
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: lauv
  • Elfdalian: lov
  • Old Swedish: lø̄f
  • Danish: løv
    • Norwegian Bokmål: løv
  • Gutnish: lau, laug, lavv

References

  • “lauf”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German Lauf.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lǎuf/
  • Hyphenation: la‧uf

Noun

làuf m (Cyrillic spelling ла̀уф)

  1. (regional, northern Croatia) sport's ride, run (especially in skiing)

Declension

Declension of lauf
singular plural
nominative lauf laufi / laufovi
genitive laufa laufa / laufova
dative laufu laufima / laufovima
accusative lauf laufe / laufove
vocative laufe laufi / laufovi
locative laufu laufima / laufovima
instrumental laufom laufima / laufovima
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