"leef" meaning in All languages combined

See leef on Wiktionary

Verb [Afrikaans]

IPA: /lɪə̯f/ Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-leef.wav Forms: leef [present], lewende [participle, present], geleef [participle, past]
Etymology: From Dutch leven, from Middle Dutch leven, from Old Dutch *livon, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|leven}} Dutch leven, {{inh|af|dum|leven}} Middle Dutch leven, {{inh|af|odt|*livon}} Old Dutch *livon, {{inh|af|gem-pro|*libjaną}} Proto-Germanic *libjaną Head templates: {{af-verb|lewende}} leef (present leef, present participle lewende, past participle geleef)
  1. to live Synonyms: lewe
    Sense id: en-leef-af-verb-ipZlC7B7 Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header

Verb [Dutch]

Audio: Nl-leef.ogg
Rhymes: -eːf Head templates: {{head|nl|verb form}} leef
  1. inflection of leven: Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: leven
    Sense id: en-leef-nl-verb-lWxAqa~T Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 69 31
  2. inflection of leven: Tags: form-of, imperative Form of: leven
    Sense id: en-leef-nl-verb-4U2N7Ghf

Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} leef
  1. Obsolete form of lief. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: lief
    Sense id: en-leef-en-adj-N~5I-0oE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /lɛːf/ Forms: leves [plural], lefes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛːf Etymology: From Old English lēaf, from Proto-West Germanic *laub, from Proto-Germanic *laubą. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|lēaf}} Old English lēaf, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*laub}} Proto-West Germanic *laub, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*laubą}} Proto-Germanic *laubą Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} leef, {{enm-noun|leves|pl2=lefes}} leef (plural leves or lefes)
  1. leaf Categories (topical): Botany Synonyms: lefe, leve, lewe

Adjective [Plautdietsch]

Head templates: {{head|pdt|adjective}} leef
  1. dear, beloved, precious

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "glosses": [
        "leaf"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "leaf",
          "leaf"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lɛːf/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛːf"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "lefe"
    },
    {
      "word": "leve"
    },
    {
      "word": "lewe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "leef"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pdt",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "leef",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Plautdietsch",
  "lang_code": "pdt",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Plautdietsch 1-syllable words",
        "Plautdietsch adjectives",
        "Plautdietsch entries with incorrect language header",
        "Plautdietsch entries with language name categories using raw markup",
        "Plautdietsch lemmas"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dear, beloved, precious"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dear",
          "dear"
        ],
        [
          "beloved",
          "beloved"
        ],
        [
          "precious",
          "precious"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "leef"
}

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