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See also: Liv, LIV, lív, and Lív

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse líf, from Proto-Germanic *lībą.

Pronunciation

Noun

liv n (singular definite livet, plural indefinite liv)

  1. life
  2. waist, middle
  3. bodice

Inflection

Declension of liv
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative liv livet liv livene
genitive livs livets livs livenes

Derived terms

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French livre (“book”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liv/
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Noun

liv

  1. book

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

From English live.

Pronunciation

Verb

liv

  1. to live
    • 2023, Yuunivorshal Deklarieshan a Yuuman Raits, United Nations, Aatikl 3:
      Evribadi av di rait fi liv, an fi bi frii an av kanchruol uova dem uona badi.
      Everybody has the right to live and to be free and have control over their own body.

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Louisiana Creole

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from French livre (“book”).

Noun

liv

  1. (a) book

Etymology 2

Inherited from French livre (“pound; grade (level)”).

Noun

liv

  1. (measurement) pound (unit of weight)
  2. (education) grade (level)

Mauritian Creole

Etymology 1

From French livre.

Noun

liv

  1. book

Etymology 2

From French livre.

Noun

liv

  1. pound (unit of measure)
  2. pound (currency)

References

  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse líf (“life”), from Proto-Germanic *lībą (“body, life”), likely derived from *lībaną (“to remain, be left”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to stick; fat or stick substance”), from *ley-, *(s)ley- (“to slip, slide, glide; slimy”).

Noun

liv n (definite singular livet, indefinite plural liv, definite plural liva or livene)

  1. life
  2. waist
  3. energy, eagerness

Derived terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

From Old Norse líf, from Proto-Germanic *lībą. Akin to English life.

Pronunciation

Noun

liv n (definite singular livet, indefinite plural liv, definite plural liva, genitive definite singular livsens)

  1. life
    Dei har levt mykje av liva sine her.
    They have lived much of their lives here.
  2. waist
  3. energy, eagerness

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Seychellois Creole

Etymology 1

From French livre.

Noun

liv

  1. book

Etymology 2

From French livre.

Noun

liv

  1. pound (unit of measure)
  2. pound (currency)

References

  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish līf, from Old Norse líf, from Proto-Germanic *lībą.

Pronunciation

Noun

liv n

  1. life (time alive)
    Margit har rökt större delen av sitt liv
    Margit has smoked for most of her life
    Vi har känt varandra nästan hela livet
    We've known each other almost all our lives
    ett långt liv
    a long life
    ett lyckligt liv
    a happy life
    ett hårt liv
    a hard life
    Livet var hårt på den tiden
    life was hard back then
    ett kringflackande liv
    a roving life
    Vi njuter av livet på landet
    We are enjoying life in the countryside
    familjeliv
    family life
    • 1916, Edith Södergran, Livet‎:
      Livet är att handskas vårdslöst med sin egen lycka och att stöta bort det enda ögonblicket, ...
      "Life is to deal carelessly with your own happiness and push away the only moment,..."
    • 1933, Selma Lagerlöf, Mårbackablomster:Livet‎:
      Livets gnista flyger från en till en annan. Man tändes, flammar och slocknar. Det är livet.
      "The spark of life flows from one to another. You are set afire, burn and die out. That is life.
    1. existence
      Synonym: tillvaro
      ett avslappnat liv på landet
      a relaxed life/existence in the countryside
      ett skyddat liv
      a sheltered life/existence
    2. lifetime
      Synonym: livstid
      Det har tagit mig ett helt liv att bemästra ninjatekniken
      It has taken me a lifetime to master the ninja technique
    3. (in "få (sig) något till livs," with frozen genitive from when till governed the genitive) to get something to eat (or consume more generally, in a figurative sense)
  2. life (state of being alive)
    ett jobb med livet som insats
    a job where you put your life on the line
    ta någons liv
    take someone's life
    ta sitt liv / ta livet av sig
    commit suicide / kill oneself / take one's own life
    1. life (worthwhile life, etc. – similar sense extensions to English)
      Skaffa ett liv!
      Get a life!
      Han var mitt liv
      He was my life
  3. (countable, uncountable) life (something alive)
    Vi har hittat spår av liv på planeten
    We have found signs of life on the planet
    många liv gick förlorade
    many lives were lost
    • 1910, Ellen Key, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      Mödrarna, för vilka de unga liven äro de dyrbaraste, måste använda hela sitt inflytande mot kriget.
      "The mothers for whom the young ones are the most precious must use all of their influence against the war."
    • 1924, Hjalmar Bergman, Chefen Fru Ingeborg‎:
      All världen - dvs. de sju, åtta liven på Sommarro - skulle se att fästmannen inte hade någon bestämmanderätt!
      "All the world, i.e., the seven or eight people at Sommaro, would make sure that the fiance did not get to decide anything."
    1. a being, a creature
      patetiska små liv
      pathetic little creatures
  4. waist
    Synonym: midja
    Hålla någon om livet
    Hold someone around the waist
    • 1894, Gustaf Fröding, Mordet i Vindfallsängen‎:
      Och sist satt han däst och höll jäntor om liven med ruset i skallen...
      "Finally he sat there bloated and drunk with his arm around the waists of girls..."
    • 1897, Verner von Heidenstam, Karolinerna‎:
      Likväl tordes jag icke spänna huggvärjan från livet, ty jag kunde ej alldeles slå bort alla misstankar på ett försåt.
      "Nevertheless, I dared not unbuckle my rapier from my waist, since I could not entirely erase all suspicion of ambush."
  5. bodice
    • 1926, Svenska Turistföreningens årsbok - Dalarna‎:
      Liven äro i regel röda, ibland med en obetydlig randning.
      "The bodices are usually red, sometimes with insignificant stripes."
    • 1897, Verner von Heidenstam, Karolinerna‎:
      Nästan ögonblickligen blev porten öppnad av en storväxt och ståtlig tjänsteflicka med en bred ljus hårfläta på ryggen och en mängd pinglande silversmycken på den svarta hättan och det röda och gröna livet.
      "Almost immediately the door was opened by a large and splendid servant girl with a thick light braid down her back and many tingling silver trinkets on her black bonnet and on the red and green bodice."
  6. noise, row, hullabaloo
    För inte ett sånt liv!
    Don't be so noisy!
    Det blev ett jäkla liv när skandalen avslöjades
    There was one hell of a commotion when the scandal was revealed

Declension

Declension of liv 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative liv livet liv liven
Genitive livs livets livs livens

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References

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English leave.

Noun

liv

  1. leave; vacation
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