Leeuwe

See also: leeuwe

Saterland Frisian
n'Leeuwe.

Etymology

From Old Frisian *lewa, from Proto-West Germanic *lēwō. Cognates include West Frisian liuw and German Löwe.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈleːu̯ə/
  • Hyphenation: Leeu‧we
  • Rhymes: -eːu̯ə

Noun

Leeuwe m (plural Leeuwen)

  1. lion (Panthera leo)

References
  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “Leeuwe”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
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