Laub

Meaning

1. (collective,neuter,no-plural,strong) foliage, greenery, leaves (on a tree or fallen onto the ground, but particularly the latter)
2. (neuter,no-plural,strong) leaves, a suit in German playing cards

Concepts

foliage

greenery

leaves

frondage

leaf

leaves of trees

deciduous

axil

verdure

frond

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/laʊ̯p/

Etymology

From Old High German loup, from Proto-Germanic *laubą, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“peel, break off”). Compare Low German Loov, Dutch loof, English leaf, Danish løv.