larve

See also: Larve, larvé, and larvě

English

Etymology

From French larve.

Noun

larve (plural larves)

  1. Dated form of larva.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for larve in
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)

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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