larve

See also: Larve, larvé, and larvě

English

Etymology

From French larve.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑː(ɹ)v/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)v

Noun

larve (plural larves)

  1. Dated form of larva.

References

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

From Latin larva.

Noun

larve c (singular definite larven, plural indefinite larver)

  1. (zoology) larva

References

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin larva, from Old Latin larua (demon, spirit of the dead).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑr.və/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: lar‧ve
  • Rhymes: -ɑrvə

Noun

larve f (plural larven, diminutive larfje n or larvetje n)

  1. grub, larva (juvenile stage of metabolous insects)

Hyponyms

Coordinate terms

  • larvaal

See also

References

  1. de Vries / de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Utrecht 1986 (14de druk), →ISBN; article larve

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin larva.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laʁv/
  • (file)

Noun

larve f (plural larves)

  1. grub, larva (immature insect)
  2. (informal, derogatory) wimp, drip (weak, lazy and/or ineffectual person)
    Synonyms: mollusque, lavette

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Romanian: larvă

Further reading

Anagrams

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlar.ve/
  • Rhymes: -arve
  • Hyphenation: làr‧ve

Noun

larve f

  1. plural of larva

Anagrams

Middle Low German

Etymology

From Latin lārva.

Noun

larve f

  1. mask

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin larva.

Noun

larve f or m (definite singular larva or larven, indefinite plural larver, definite plural larvene)

  1. a larva

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin larva.

Noun

larve m or f (definite singular larven or larva, indefinite plural larvar or larver, definite plural larvane or larvene)

  1. a larva

References

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlarve]

Noun

larve f

  1. inflection of larvă:
    1. indefinite plural
    2. indefinite genitive/dative singular
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