English

Proper noun

Levi

1. The third son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
   • 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 35:22b-26:

     Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: ²³ The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: ²⁴ The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: ²⁵ And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: ²⁶ And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.

2. One of the Biblical tribes of Israelites, descended from Levi; the tribe from which priests were selected.
   • 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Joshua 13:33

     But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not any inheritance: the Lord God of Israel was their inheritance, as he said unto them.

3. A male given name.
4. A Jewish surname​.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• Levi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• evil
• live
• veil
• vile
• vlei

Faroese

Proper noun

Levi m

1. A male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Levi: Levisson
• daughter of Levi: Levisdóttir

Declension

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛvi]
• Hyphenation: Le‧vi

Proper noun

Levi

1. A diminutive of the male given name Levente.

Declension

Portuguese

Proper noun

Levi m

1. (biblical) Levi (third son of Jacob)
2. A male given name, equivalent to English Levi

Esperanto

Verb

levi ‎(present levas, past levis, future levos, conditional levus, volitive levu)

1. to lift, to raise
   • 1903, L. L. Zamenhof, Fundamenta Krestomatio, Project Gutenberg transcription

     ili sin levis en longa linio el la maro

     they lifted themselves in a long line out of the sea

Conjugation

Conjugation of levi present past future singular plural singular plural singular plural tense levas levis levos active participle levanta levantaj levinta levintaj levonta levontaj acc. levantan levantajn levintan levintajn levontan levontajn passive participle levata levataj levita levitaj levota levotaj acc. levatan levatajn levitan levitajn levotan levotajn nominal active participle levanto levantoj levinto levintoj levonto levontoj acc. levanton levantojn levinton levintojn levonton levontojn nominal passive participle levato levatoj levito levitoj levoto levotoj acc. levaton levatojn leviton levitojn levoton levotojn adverbial active participle levante levinte levonte adverbial passive participle levate levite levote infinitive levi imperative levu conditional levus

Derived terms

• leviĝi

Italian

Verb

levi

1. second-person singular present of levare
2. first-person singular and second-person singular and third-person singular present subjunctive of levare
3. third-person singular imperative of levare

Anagrams

• live
• veli
• vile

Latin

Adjective

levī

1. dative masculine singular of levis
2. dative feminine singular of levis
3. dative neuter singular of levis
4. ablative masculine singular of levis
5. ablative feminine singular of levis
6. ablative neuter singular of levis

References

• LEVI in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• levi in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Ijekavian): lijȇvī

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lěvъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lêːʋiː/
• Hyphenation: le‧vi

Adjective

lȇvī ‎(Cyrillic spelling ле̑вӣ)

1. left
2. left-wing
3. (heraldry) sinister

Declension