Lover in German

IPA: /ˈlavɐ/ (note: normal), /ˈlɔvɐ/ (note: some speakers) Audio: De-Lover.ogg

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Etymology: Borrowed from English lover. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|en|lover}} Borrowed from English lover Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Lover m (strong, genitive Lovers, plural Lover) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Lovers [genitive], Lover [plural], strong [table-tags], Lover [nominative, singular], Lover [definite, nominative, plural], Lovers [genitive, singular], Lover [definite, genitive, plural], Lover [dative, singular], Lovern [dative, definite, plural], Lover [accusative, singular], Lover [accusative, definite, plural]

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    },
    {
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        "plural"
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    },
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    {
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    },
    {
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Lover",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "plural"
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    }
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        "lover; romantic partner; implying that it is either an affair or not a serious relationship; otherwise jocular"
      ],
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        "(informal) lover; romantic partner; implying that it is either an affair or not a serious relationship; otherwise jocular"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Freund"
        },
        {
          "word": "Geliebter"
        },
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          "english": "both usually implying an affair",
          "word": "Liebhaber"
        }
      ],
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlavɐ/",
      "note": "normal"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɔvɐ/",
      "note": "some speakers"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Lover.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/De-Lover.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Lover"
}

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        "2": "en",
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      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from English lover",
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    }
  ],
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lover",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lover",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lovern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lover",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      ],
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        "lover; romantic partner; implying that it is either an affair or not a serious relationship; otherwise jocular"
      ],
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          "lover"
        ],
        [
          "romantic",
          "romantic"
        ],
        [
          "partner",
          "partner"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) lover; romantic partner; implying that it is either an affair or not a serious relationship; otherwise jocular"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Freund"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlavɐ/",
      "note": "normal"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɔvɐ/",
      "note": "some speakers"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Lover.ogg",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "Geliebter"
    },
    {
      "english": "both usually implying an affair",
      "word": "Liebhaber"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Lover"
}

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"Lover" meaning in German

Noun