"léïf" meaning in Limburgish

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Adjective

IPA: /lei̯f/ Forms: léïve [masculine], léïf [feminine], lévver [comparative], léïfste [superlative]
Rhymes: -ei̯f Etymology: From Middle Limburgish lēf, from Old Limburgish *leof, from Proto-West Germanic *leub, from Proto-Germanic *leubaz. Etymology templates: {{root|li|ine-pro|*lewbʰ-}}, {{inh|li|gmw-pro|*leub}} Proto-West Germanic *leub, {{inh|li|gem-pro|*leubaz}} Proto-Germanic *leubaz
  1. lovable; dear; darling; sweet; good-hearted; kind
    Sense id: en-léïf-li-adj-G8sN1s2T Categories (other): Eupen Limburgish, Limburgish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Eupen Limburgish: 98 0 2 Disambiguation of Limburgish entries with incorrect language header: 76 9 15
  2. (of a child or animal also) good; well-behaved
    Sense id: en-léïf-li-adj-pqf1fC2-
  3. (in or as an address) dear Categories (topical): Love
    Sense id: en-léïf-li-adj-X01E36ob Disambiguation of Love: 40 8 52

Download JSON data for léïf meaning in Limburgish (2.0kB)

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    "Limburgish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Limburgish terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Limburgish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *lewbʰ-",
    "Limburgish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Limburgish terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Limburgish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Limburgish terms with redundant head parameter",
    "Rhymes:Limburgish/ei̯f",
    "Rhymes:Limburgish/ei̯f/1 syllable",
    "li:Love"
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  "subsection": "adjective",
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