lewe

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See also: lewę

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Dutch leven (noun), from Middle Dutch leven.

Noun

lewe (plural lewes or lewens, diminutive lewetjie)

  1. life

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lewe (present lewe, present participle lewende, past participle gelewe)

  1. Alternative form of leef

Fijian

Noun

lewe

  1. flesh

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch lewo, from Latin leō.

Noun

lêwe m

  1. lion

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: leeuw
    • Afrikaans: leeu
    • Negerhollands: leeuw
    • → Papiamentu: leeuw (dated)
    • → Sranan Tongo: lew
  • Limburgish: lieëf, liew
  • West Flemish: lêeuw

Further reading

Middle English

Noun

lewe

  1. Alternative form of leef

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German leben, Dutch leven, English live.

Verb

lewe

  1. to live
    Ich will lewe!
    I want to live!

Polish

Pronunciation

Adjective

lewe

  1. inflection of lewy:
    1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
    2. nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural
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