löv

See also: lov

Swedish

Alternative forms
  • löf (obsolete since 1906)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /løːv/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -øːv

Noun

löv n

  1. (botany) leaf; an organ of a plant
    Det ena trädet till det andra: – Do you löv me? – Näver!
    One tree to the other: – Do you leaf me? – Birch bark! (widespread schoolyard multilingual joke)
  2. (computing, graph theory) leaf

Declension
Declension of löv 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative löv lövet löv löven
Genitive lövs lövets lövs lövens

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • löva

References
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