German

Noun

Lauf m ‎(genitive Laufs or Laufes, plural Läufe)

1. a run

   Sie wurde Erste beim Lauf um den See.‎

   She became a winner at the race around the lake.

2. a leg of certain animals

   geriet mit seinem Lauf in die Falle.

3. (of a gun) barrel
4. (onward movement) course

Declension

Related terms

• laufen
• Laufbahn

Proper noun

Lauf n ‎(genitive Laufs)

1. A town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Gothic

Romanization

lauf

1. Romanization of 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍆

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse lauf, from Proto-Germanic *laubą, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *leup- ‎(“peel, break off”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /løyːv/

  Rhymes: -øyːv

Noun

lauf n ‎(genitive singular laufs, nominative plural lauf)

1. leaf
2. (card games) club, clubs (♣)

Declension

Synonyms

• (leaf): laufblað, blað

Derived terms

• laufblað
• lauftré

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *laubą, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *leup- ‎(“peel, break off”). Cognate with Old English lēaf, Old Saxon lōf, Old High German loup, Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍆𐍃 ‎(laufs).

Noun

lauf n

1. leaf

Descendants

References

• lauf in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German Lauf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lǎuf/
• Hyphenation: la‧uf

Noun

làuf m

1. (regional, northern Croatia) sport's ride, run (especially in skiing)

Declension