lebn

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• lebm

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German lebēn, from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“leave, cling, linger”). Cognate with German leben, Old Saxon libbian, (Middle Low German leven, German Low German lęven, lewen (“to live”)), Dutch leven, English live, West Frisian libje, Old Norse lifa (Swedish leva), Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (liban).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleːm/, [ˈle̞ːm]
• Hyphenation: lebn

Verb

lebn (past participle glebt)

1. (intransitive) to live, to be alive

   Mei Opa lebt leider nimmer. ― Sadly, my grampa is no longer alive.

2. (intransitive) to dwell, to reside, to live

   Heid lebt's in an åndern Duaf. ― Today she lives in a different village.

3. (intransitive) to live, to exist, to occupy a place

   Schneckn lebn seid hunderte vo Müllionan Joahrn auf da Erdn. ― Snails have existed on earth for hundreds of millions of years.

4. (intransitive, hyperbolic) to cope with, to live with, to deal with

   Mid dem miassn's jetz lebn. ― They will have to live with that now.

Conjugation

Conjugation of lebn

infinitive	lebn
past participle	glebt
	present	past	subjunctive
1st person singular	leb	—	lebad
2nd person singular	lebst	—	lebadst
3rd person singular	lebt	—	lebad
1st person plural	lebn	—	lebadn
2nd person plural	lebts	—	lebats
3rd person plural	lebn	—	lebadn
	imperative
singular	leb
plural	lebts

Derived terms

• derlebn
• eilebn
• erlebn
• iwalebn
• weiderlebn
• zåmmlebn