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løve

løve

See also: love, Love, lőve, and lóvé

Danish

løve

Noun

løve c (singular definite løven, plural indefinite løver)

  1. lion (Panthera leo)
  2. Leo (someone with a Leo star sign)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • løvetand
  • løvetæmmer
  • myreløve
  • søløve

Hyponyms

idiomatic (celebrated man)
  • selskabsløve
  • strandløve

Norwegian

Etymology

From Middle Low German (compare German Löwe (lion), from Old High German leo), ultimately from Latin leo, from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn). Compare Old Norse león.

Noun

løve

  1. lion
  2. (idiomatic) A man who is the object of celebrity and attention in high society.

Inflection

Derived terms

Hyponyms

idiomatic (celebrated man)
  • balløve
  • danseløve
  • moteløve
  • selskapsløve

References

  • “loeve” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • løve” in The Ordnett Dictionary