léif
Luxemburgeois
/lɜɪf/
adj
Definitions
- nice, lovely, kind, sweet
- dear, beloved
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German *liof.
Origin
Old High German
*liof
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Liebfrauenmilch German
- Liebling German
- lieb German
- lieb haben German
- liebgewinnen German
- liebhaben German
- lieblich German
- unlieb German
- lief Dutch, Flemish
- liefdadig Dutch, Flemish
- liefhebben Dutch, Flemish
- lieflijk Dutch, Flemish
- lieveling Dutch, Flemish
- lieven Dutch, Flemish
- poeslief Dutch, Flemish
- zoonlief Dutch, Flemish
- lief Middle Dutch
- *liof Old High German
- *liefde Middle High German
- liep Middle High German
- Léift Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- leev Central Franconian