different between eva vs leva

English

Adverb

eva (not comparable)

1. Pronunciation spelling of ever.

Anagrams

• 'ave, AEV, Ave., EAV, Vea, ave, ave., vae

Cornish

Verb

eva

1. to drink

Dutch

Etymology

From Eva (“Eve”), referring to the fig leaves the postlapsarian Eve wore to cover her vulva in the Biblical story.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e?.va?/
• Hyphenation: eva

Noun

eva f (plural eva's, diminutive evaatje n)

1. (archaic) A half-apron.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Eva (“Eve”), of the biblical creation story. The name comes from Latin Eva, from Ancient Greek ??? (Eúa), from Biblical Hebrew ??????? (?aww?).

Pronunciation

• Homophone: æva (example of pronunciation)

Noun

eva f (definite singular evaa, indefinite plural evaer, definite plural evaene)

1. a woman, particularly with very womanly traits

Etymology 2

From Old Norse efa, ifa.

Alternative forms

• eve (e-infinitive)

Pronunciation

• Homophone: æva (example of pronunciation)

Verb

eva (present tense evar, past tense eva, past participle eva, passive infinitive evast, present participle evande, imperative ev)

1. (reflexive) to doubt, drag one's feet

Usage notes

• This is a split infinitive verb.

Etymology 3

Related to eva (Etymology 2) and ev.

Noun

eva f (definite singular eva, indefinite plural ever or evor, definite plural evene or evone)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by eve
2. definite singular of eve

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the main entry.

Alternative forms

• evi (non-standard since 2012)

Noun

eva n

1. definite plural of ev

References

Anagrams

• ave, Eva, vea

Piedmontese

Etymology

From Latin aqua. Compare French eau, Romansch ava, ova.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??va/

Noun

eva f

1. water

English

Noun

leva

1. plural of lev

Anagrams

• Vale, Veal, Vela, avel, eval, lave, vale, veal, vela

French

Verb

leva

1. third-person singular past historic of lever

Anagrams

• lave, lavé

Interlingua

Verb

leva

1. present of levar
2. imperative of levar

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?.va/
• Rhymes: -?va

Noun

leva f (plural leve)

1. lever
2. (military) call-up, conscription, draft, national service
3. (military, called up soldiers) those called-up, conscripts

Verb

leva

1. third-person singular present indicative of levare
2. second-person singular imperative of levare

Anagrams

• lave, vale, vela

Latin

Verb

lev?

1. second-person singular present active imperative of lev?

References

• leva in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• leve

Etymology

From Old Norse lifa. Akin to English live

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²le???/

Verb

leva (present tense lever, past tense levde, past participle levt or levd, present participle levande, imperative lev)

1. to live (be alive)

2. to subsist (nourish oneself)

   Pandaen lever av bambus.

   The panda subsists on bamboo.

References

• “leva” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse leifa, from Proto-Germanic *laibijan?.

Verb

l?va

1. to leave behind

Conjugation

Descendants

• Swedish: leva (obsolete)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /?l?.v?/

Noun

leva f (plural levas)

1. wave (sudden unusually large amount of something)

Verb

leva

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

   Ele leva isso.

   He takes this.

2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of levar

   Tu aí, leva isso sozinho.

   You there, take this by yourself.

Romanian

Etymology

From Bulgarian ???? (leva), plural of ??? (lev, “lion”), from Proto-Slavic *l?v? (“lion”).

Noun

leva f (plural leve)

1. lev (currency of Bulgaria)

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin levo.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eba

Noun

leva f (plural levas)

1. (military) draft (of troops)
2. (mechanical) cog
3. (mechanical) cam

Swedish

Alternative forms

• lefva

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish liva, from Old Norse lifa, from Proto-Germanic *libjan?, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“leave, cling, linger”). Cognate with Norwegian leve, Danish leve, Icelandic lifa, Dutch leven, German leben and English live.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²le?va/

Verb

leva (present lever, preterite levde, supine levt, imperative lev)

1. to live; to be alive

Conjugation

See also

• livs levande
• liv
• länge leve

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish l?va, from Old Norse leifa, from Proto-Germanic *laibijan?, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“leave, cling, linger”). Cognate with Icelandic leifa, English leave.

Verb

leva (present lever, preterite levde, supine levt, imperative lev)

1. (obsolete) to leave
   • 1541, Gustav Vasa Bible, Gospel of Matthew, 22:25

   Synonym: lämna

Derived terms

• kvarleva

Conjugation

Etymology 3

Noun

leva

1. indefinite plural of lev (currency of Bulgaria)

Anagrams

• elva, lave, vale, vela