"Leu" meaning in German

See Leu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lɔʏ̯/ Audio: De-Leu.ogg
Rhymes: -ɔɪ̯ Etymology: From Middle High German lewe, from Old High German leo, from Proto-West Germanic *lēwō (“lion”). See Löwe. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|la|grc|sem}}, {{inh|de|gmh|lewe}} Middle High German lewe, {{inh|de|goh|leo}} Old High German leo, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*lēwō|t=lion}} Proto-West Germanic *lēwō (“lion”), {{m|de|Löwe}} Löwe Head templates: {{de-noun|m.weak}} Leu m (weak, genitive Leuen, plural Leuen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.weak}} Forms: Leuen [genitive], Leuen [plural], weak [table-tags], Leu [nominative, singular], Leuen [definite, nominative, plural], Leuen [genitive, singular], Leuen [definite, genitive, plural], Leuen [dative, singular], Leuen [dative, definite, plural], Leuen [accusative, singular], Leuen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (archaic, poetic) lion Tags: archaic, masculine, poetic, weak Synonyms: Lewe, Lew [obsolete], Löwe [modern]
    Sense id: en-Leu-de-noun-~FlIdxK7 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Leu meaning in German (2.6kB)

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