Leu

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See also: leu, LEU, léu, lèu, and lều

Translingual

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Noun

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Leu

  1. (biochemistry) IUPAC 3-letter abbreviation of leucine

Faroese

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Proper noun

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Leu

  1. accusative/dative/genitive of Lea

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German lewe, from Old High German leo, from Proto-West Germanic *lēwō (lion). See Löwe.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lɔʏ̯/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪ̯

Noun

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Leu m (weak, genitive Leuen, plural Leuen)

  1. (archaic, poetic) lion
    • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 2, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 421:
      Ein Steinadler. Er kreist gerade über uns im Blauen, schwebt ohne Flügelschlag in großartiger Höhe zu unseren – und späht gewiß aus seinen mächtigen, weitsichtigen Augen unter den vortretenden Brauenknochen – Der Adler, meine Herrschaften, Jupiters Vogel, der König seines Geschlechtes, der Leu der Lüfte!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Slovak

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Proper noun

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Leu

  1. accusative of Lea