Luv

Meaning

the windward side of a ship (the side facing the wind)

Concepts

windward

luff

exposed to the wind

Opposite of

Lee

Synonyms

Windseite

Luvseite

Wetterseite

dem Wind zugekehrte Seite

dem Wind zugewandte Seite

Translations

barlovento

côté du vent

sopravento

barlavento

sobrevent

loef

sopravvento

Σταβέντο

au vent

contre le vent

Pronounced as (IPA)

/luːf/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German: lōf

Cognate with English: luff

In summary

Borrowed from Middle Low German lōf. The contemporary vocalism may be due to the influence of the cognate Dutch loef. See English luff for more.