larve

See also: Larve, larvé, and larvě

English

Etymology

From French larve.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑː(ɹ)v/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)v

Noun

larve (plural larves)

1. Dated form of larva.

References

• “larve”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Laver, Ravel, arvel, laver, ravel, reval, velar

Danish

Etymology

From Latin larva.

Noun

larve c (singular definite larven, plural indefinite larver)

1. (zoology) larva

References

• “larve” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Alternative forms

• larf

Etymology

From Latin larva, from Old Latin larua (“demon, spirit of the dead”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑr.və/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: lar‧ve
• Rhymes: -ɑrvə

Noun

larve f (plural larven, diminutive larfje n or larvetje n)

1. grub, larva (juvenile stage of metabolous insects)

Hyponyms

• made
• rups

Coordinate terms

• nimf

Related terms

• larvaal

See also

• ei
• emelt
• imago
• neet
• pop

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin larva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laʁv/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

larve f (plural larves)

1. grub, larva (immature insect)
2. (informal, derogatory) wimp, drip (weak, lazy and/or ineffectual person)

   Synonyms: mollusque, lavette

Derived terms

• larvaire

Descendants

• → Romanian: larvă

Further reading

• “larve”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• laver

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlar.ve/
• Rhymes: -arve
• Hyphenation: làr‧ve

Noun

larve f

1. plural of larva

Anagrams

• levar, verla

Middle Low German

Etymology

From Latin lārva.

Noun

larve f

1. mask

References

• "larve" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelniederdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin larva.

Noun

larve f or m (definite singular larva or larven, indefinite plural larver, definite plural larvene)

1. a larva

References

• “larve” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin larva.

Noun

larve m or f (definite singular larven or larva, indefinite plural larvar or larver, definite plural larvane or larvene)

1. a larva

References

• “larve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlarve]

Noun

larve f

1. inflection of larvă:
   1. indefinite plural
   2. indefinite genitive/dative singular