Translingual

Abbreviation

Leu

1. (biochemistry) IUPAC 3-letter abbreviation of leucine

Faroese

Noun

Leu

1. accusative of Lea
2. dative of Lea
3. genitive of Lea

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔʏ̯/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪ̯

Noun

Leu m ‎(genitive Leuen, plural Leuen)

1. (archaic, poetic) Alternative form of Löwe

Slovak

Noun

Leu

1. accusative of Lea

English

Noun

leu ‎(plural lei)

1. The unit of currency of Romania, equal to one hundred bani.
2. The unit of currency of Moldova, equal to one hundred bani.

Translations

Finnish

Noun

leu

1. A leu (unit of currency of Romania and Moldova).

Declension

Synonyms

• lei

Anagrams

• lue

French

Etymology

From Romanian leu ‎(“lion”)

Noun

leu m ‎(plural lei)

1. leu (currency of Romania)

Anagrams

• élu, lue

Galician

Noun

leu m ‎(plural lei)

1. leu

Verb

leu

1. Third-person singular (el, ela, vostede^?) preterite indicative of ler

Middle French

Verb

leu

1. past participle of lire

Old French

Etymology 1

From Latin lupus.

Alternative forms

• lou, lu

Noun

leu m ‎(oblique plural leus, nominative singular leus, nominative plural leu)

1. wolf (animal)

Descendants

• French: à la queue leu leu

Etymology 2

From Latin locus.

Noun

leu m ‎(oblique plural leus, nominative singular leus, nominative plural leu)

1. place
   • circa 1180, Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette:

     Se vos alez par autre leu

     If you go by another place

Synonyms

• endroit

Derived terms

• Middle French: lieu
  • French: lieu

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlew/

Etymology 1

Verb

leu

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) preterite indicative of ler

Etymology 2

From Romanian leu ‎(“leu; lion”).

Noun

leu m (plural leus)

1. leu (currency unit of Romania and Moldova)

Romanian

Alternative forms

• леу (post-1930s (Moldovan) Cyrillic spelling)

Etymology

From Latin leō. Compare also the sense of currency with Bulgarian лев ‎(lev).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lew/

Noun

leu m ‎(plural lei)

1. lion
2. leu (the Romanian unit of currency)

Declension

Derived terms

• leoaică
• leoaie

Slovak

Etymology

From Romanian leu ‎(“lion”)

Noun

leu m ‎(nominative plural lei)

1. leu (currency of Romania)

Usage notes

This noun can also be undeclined.

Spanish

Noun

leu m ‎(plural lei)

1. leu

Walloon

Alternative forms

• leû

Etymology

From Old French leu, from Latin lupus.

Noun

leu m ‎(plural leus)

1. wolf

References

• “Leu” in Laurent Remacle, Dictionnaire wallon-français (1852).
• “Leu” in Joseph Hubert, Dictionnaire wallon-liégeois et français (1853).