levande

Latin

Participle

levande

1. vocative masculine singular of levandus

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²leːʋɑnə/

Etymology 1

present participle of leva

Adjective

levande (singular and plural levande, comparative meir levande, superlative mest levande)

1. alive
2. live

   levande dyr

   live animals

3. vivid

   Han fortel på ein levande måte.

   He tells the story in a very vivid way.

Antonyms

• daud

Etymology 2

Verb

levande

1. present participle of leva

References

• “levande” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Participle

levande

1. present participle of leva

Adjective

levande

1. living, live (not dead)

   Han är död, så han lever inte längre, och är inte en levande person

   He's dead, so he's no longer alive, and is not a living person

   frakta levande djur

   ship live animals

   ett levande språk

   a living language

2. (figuratively) living, walking (of something ordinarily dead)

   ett levande lexikon

   a walking encyclopedia

3. vibrant, vivid, lively (reminiscent of life)

   levande färger

   vivid colors

   ett levande intresse

   a lively interest

4. (of a candle) lit, burning (sometimes also as opposed to electric)

   levande ljus

   burning candles

Declension

Inflection of levande

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	levande	—	—
neuter singular	levande	—	—
plural	levande	—	—
masculine plural2	levande	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	levande	—	—
all	levande	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

• livs levande

Related terms

• levandegöra

References

• levande in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• levande in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• levande in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• Vendela, velande