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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse lauf, from Proto-Germanic *laubą, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewp- (“peel, break off”). Cognate with English leaf.
Pronunciation
Noun
løv n (singular definite løvet, not used in plural form)
- (uncountable) foliage
Inflection
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Danish løf, from Old Norse lauf, from Proto-Germanic *laubą, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewp- (“peel, break off”). Cognate with English leaf.
Pronunciation
Noun
løv n (definite singular løvet, indefinite plural løv, definite plural løva or løvene)
- The leaf of a plant.
Derived terms
References
- “løv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.