leaf
English
/liːf/
noun
Definitions
- The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
- Anything resembling the leaf of a plant.
- A sheet of any substance beaten or rolled until very thin.
- A sheet of a book, magazine, etc (consisting of two pages, one on each face of the leaf).
- (in the plural) tea Tea leaves.
- A flat section used to extend the size of a table.
- A moveable panel, e.g. of a bridge or door, originally one that hinged but now also applied to other forms of movement.
- (botany) A foliage leaf or any of the many and often considerably different structures it can specialise into.
- (computing) In a tree, a node that has no descendants.
- The layer of fat supporting the kidneys of a pig, leaf fat.
- One of the teeth of a pinion, especially when small.
- (slang) Marijuana.
- (internet slang) (pejorative) A Canadian person.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English leef inherited from Old English lēaf (leaf, permission, foliage, privilege, leave) inherited from *laub (leaf, folliage) inherited from Proto-Germanic *laubą (leaf) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *lowbʰ-o-m.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*lowbʰ-o-m
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- arrow English
- arrowleaf English
- base English
- bearing English
- big English
- bigleaf English
- bileaflet English
- bird English
- blood English
- bloodleaf English
- bright English
- brightleaf English
- broad English
- broadleaf English
- bud English
- butter English
- butterleaf English
- casting English
- clover English
- cloverleaf English
- copper English
- copperleaf English
- cup English
- cutter English
- cutting English
- delibration English
- disleaf English
- door English
- doorleaf English
- drop English
- dropleaf English
- eater English
- end English
- endleaf English
- fall English
- fan English
- fanleaf English
- fiddle English
- fiddleleaf English
- fig English
- figleaf English
- fish English
- five English
- fiveleaf English
- flat English
- flatleaf English
- fly English
- flyleaf English
- frog English
- heart English
- heartleaf English
- interleaf English
- interleaflet English
- lace English
- laceleaf English
- large English
- largeleaf English
- leaf frog English
- leaf mold English
- leaf-sprung English
- leafage English
- leafbase English
- leafbearing English
- leafbird English
- leafbud English
- leafcasting English
- leafcup English
- leafcutter English
- leafcutting English
- leafeater English
- leafen English
- leafery English
- leafet English
- leaffall English
- leaffish English
- leafily English
- leafiness English
- leafless English
- leaflessness English
- leaflet English
- leafleteer English
- leafleter English
- leafletless English
- leaflike English
- leafling English
- leaflitter English
- leaflove English
- leafmeal English
- leafpile English
- leafroll English
- leafscraper English
- leafset English
- leafsome English
- leafspace English
- leafspot English
- leafstalk English
- leaftosser English
- leafule English
- leafwing English
- leafwise English
- leafwork English
- leafworm English
- leafy English
- leaveless English
- liberform English
- libro- English
- lief English
- litter English
- liver English
- liverleaf English
- long English
- longleaf English
- loose English
- looseleaf English
- love English
- mold English
- multileaf English
- nanoleaf English
- needle English
- needleleaf English
- nonleaf English
- nonleafy English
- nose English
- noseleaf English
- oak English
- oakleaf English
- over English
- overleaf English
- peach English
- peachleaf English
- pile English
- rag English
- ragleaf English
- roll English
- round English
- roundleaf English
- satin English
- satinleaf English
- scraper English
- set English
- short English
- shortleaf English
- single English
- singleleaf English
- soft English
- softleaf English
- space English
- spot English
- sprung English
- stalk English
- strip English
- stripleaf English
- subleaflet English
- sweet English
- sweetleaf English
- thick English
- thickleaf English
- tooth English
- toothleaf English
- tosser English
- twin English
- twinleaf English
- underleaf English
- unleaf English
- unleafy English
- velvet English
- velvetleaf English
- water English
- waterleaf English
- wavy English
- wavyleaf English
- wing English
- witloof English
- work English
- worm English
- -ellus Latin
- delibro Latin
- libellus Latin
- liber Latin
- librarium Latin
- librarius Latin
- libriger Latin
- Buchenlaub German
- Espenlaub German
- Format German
- Herbstlaub German
- Laub German
- Laubbaum German
- Laubblatt German
- Laubbläser German
- Laubfrosch German
- Laubgehölz German
- Laubholz German
- Laubhütte German
- Laubsturm German
- Laubsäge German
- Laubwald German
- libercolo Italian
- libretto Italian
- libro Italian
- loof Dutch, Flemish
- loofboom Dutch, Flemish
- loofrijk Dutch, Flemish
- witlof Dutch, Flemish
- libre French
- libro- French
- луб Russian
- лубок Russian
- палуба Russian
- libro Spanish, Castilian
- *lewbʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *lewp- Proto-Indo-European
- *lowbʰ-o-m Proto-Indo-European
- *laubą Proto-Germanic
- *laubō Proto-Germanic
- löv Swedish
- lövträd Swedish
- lauv Norwegian Nynorsk
- leafnes Old English
- lēaf Old English
- lēof Old English
- æppelleaf Old English
- *lefwurm, *leefworm Middle English
- leef Middle English
- leve Middle English
- leveles Middle English
- luibh Irish
- luibheolaí Irish
- luibheolaíocht Irish
- luibhlia Irish
- luibhliacht Irish
- lauf Old Norse
- libre Old French
- liber Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- lôof Middle Dutch
- loup Old High German
- libro Ido
- lebor Old Irish
- luib Old Irish
- loup Middle High German
- labë Albanian
- libër Albanian
- 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍆𐍃 Gothic
- *laub gmw-pro
- *lōf Old Dutch
- lôf Middle Low German
- loap Cimbrian
- lōf Old Saxon
- løf Old Swedish
- leaf Scots
- *laubijā Frankish
- leaf Western Frisian
- leafde Western Frisian
- leavehearsbistke Western Frisian
- laf Old Frisian
- lāf Old Frisian
- libro Old Spanish
- lip Tok Pisin
- Loov Low German
- liburu Basque
- lap Mòcheno
- livre Bourguignon
- libberu Sardinian
- leîbaro Istriot
- loeber Old Latin
- libro Mirandese
- live Picard
- laafe Yola
- cup
- rag
- oak
- set
- fan
- fly
- big
- bud
- end
- fig
- fall
- flat
- wavy
- five
- love
- twin
- over
- bird
- lief
- fish
- pile
- drop
- worm
- work
- soft
- frog
- spot
- wing
- long
- mold
- roll
- door
- nose
- lace
- base
- loose
- arrow
- stalk
- thick
- peach
- blood
- space
- strip
- eater
- water
- round
- broad
- tooth
- leafy
- satin
- sweet
- large
- heart
- liver
- short
- velvet
- cutter
- leafen
- tosser
- leafet
- clover
- single
- butter
- copper
- litter
- fiddle
- sprung
- needle
- unleaf
- libro-
- bright
- scraper
- leafcup
- flyleaf
- nonleaf
- fanleaf
- oakleaf
- leafset
- ragleaf
- leafage
- leafery
- casting
- unleafy
- cutting
- leafbud
- witloof
- leafily
- leaflet
- figleaf
- bearing
- endleaf
- leafule
- bigleaf
- disleaf
- leafspot
- wavyleaf
- leafpile
- dropleaf
- leafling
- leafsome
- leafwing
- fiveleaf
- leafmeal
- leafless
- nanoleaf
- leafwise
- noseleaf
- twinleaf
- leafworm
- overleaf
- longleaf
- leaflike
- leaflove
- doorleaf
- leaffish
- nonleafy
- leafbase
- laceleaf
- leafroll
- leafbird
- softleaf
- flatleaf
- leaffall
- leafwork
- liberform
- leafeater
- stripleaf
- leaf frog
- peachleaf
- leaveless
- satinleaf
- looseleaf
- waterleaf
- arrowleaf
- thickleaf
- heartleaf
- leafspace
- leafiness
- broadleaf
- roundleaf
- leafstalk
- leaf mold
- toothleaf
- leafleter
- bileaflet
- multileaf
- sweetleaf
- liverleaf
- largeleaf
- underleaf
- bloodleaf
- interleaf
- shortleaf
- cloverleaf
- leafleteer
- fiddleleaf
- copperleaf
- butterleaf
- leaftosser
- subleaflet
- brightleaf
- velvetleaf
- singleleaf
- leaflitter
- leafcutter
- needleleaf
- delibration
- leafcutting
- leaf-sprung
- leafscraper
- leafletless
- leafbearing
- leafcasting
- leaflessness
- interleaflet