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Löwe.

lion

4 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈløːvə/
  1. lion

    masculine · weak
  2. lion, as used on a coat of arms

    masculine · weak
  3. Leo

    masculine · singular · singular-only · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German lewe, löuwe, lauwe, from Old High German lewo, lēo, from Proto-West Germanic *lewo, *lēwo (“lion”). The spelling -ew- in Middle High German generally represents a diphthong [øy̯(w)], and accordingly the expected form in Modern German is Leu(e) (cf. freuen). The form Löwe with a monophthong and consonantal -w- is most readily explained from a long-vowel variant lēwe, which would correspond to Dutch leeuw.

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