Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en lev

A loaf of bread.Also the imperative of leva./leːv/

Meaning

A loaf of bread.

Forms

Forms of lev
Singular, indefiniteen lev
Singular, definiteleven
Plural, indefinitelevar
Plural, definitelevarna

lev is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor lev, den stora leven. Check another noun

Practise lev

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Is it en lev or ett lev?

Questions

What does lev mean in English?

lev means “A loaf of bread.”.

Is it en lev or ett lev?

It is en lev, and “the A loaf of bread.” is leven.

What is the plural of lev?

The plural of lev is levar, and the definite plural is levarna.

Where the course teaches it

Origin

From Old Swedish lever, from Old Norse hleifr, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz.

Nearby common words

lev is number 3,019 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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