løv

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse lauf, from Proto-Germanic *laubą, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewp- (“peel, break off”). Cognate with English leaf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [løˀʊ̯]

Noun

løv n (singular definite løvet, not used in plural form)

1. (uncountable) foliage

Inflection

Declension of løv

neuter gender	Singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	løv	løvet
genitive	løvs	løvets

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• lauv

Etymology

From Danish løf, from Old Norse lauf, from Proto-Germanic *laubą, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewp- (“peel, break off”). Cognate with English leaf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /løːʋ/

Noun

løv n (definite singular løvet, indefinite plural løv, definite plural løva or løvene)

1. The leaf of a plant.

Derived terms

• høstløv
• løvfall
• løvfellende
• løvskog
• løvsprett
• løvtre

 

References

• “løv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.