"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”) 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, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
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      "form": "Leuen",
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        "genitive"
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    },
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      "form": "Leuen",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "weak",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "form": "Leu",
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "Leuen",
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          "english": "The Magic Mountain",
          "ref": "1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 2, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 421:",
          "text": "Ein Steinadler. Er kreist gerade über uns im Blauen, schwebt ohne Flügelschlag in großartiger Höhe zu unseren – und späht gewiß aus seinen mächtigen, weitsichtigen Augen unter den vortretenden Brauenknochen – Der Adler, meine Herrschaften, Jupiters Vogel, der König seines Geschlechtes, der Leu der Lüfte!",
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        }
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        "(archaic, poetic) lion"
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          "word": "Lew"
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  "lang": "German",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "German terms derived from Latin",
        "German terms derived from Middle High German",
        "German terms derived from Old High German",
        "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
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          "english": "The Magic Mountain",
          "ref": "1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 2, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 421:",
          "text": "Ein Steinadler. Er kreist gerade über uns im Blauen, schwebt ohne Flügelschlag in großartiger Höhe zu unseren – und späht gewiß aus seinen mächtigen, weitsichtigen Augen unter den vortretenden Brauenknochen – Der Adler, meine Herrschaften, Jupiters Vogel, der König seines Geschlechtes, der Leu der Lüfte!",
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Lew"
    },
    {
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      ],
      "word": "Löwe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Leu"
}

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