Leeder

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Central Franconian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old High German *hleidara, northern variant of hleitara.

Alternative forms

Noun

Leeder f (plural Leedere, diminutive Leederche)

  1. (central and eastern Ripuarian, western Moselle Franconian) ladder

Etymology 2

Noun

Leeder

  1. plural of Leed

Limburgish

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Noun

Leeder (German-based spelling)

  1. plural of Leed (song)
  2. plural of Leed (limb, joint, link)

Noun

Leeder (Eupen spelling)

  1. plural of Leet

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German *hleidara, northern variant of hleitara, from Proto-Germanic *hlaidrijō. Cognate with German Leiter, English ladder, Dutch ladder.

Pronunciation

Noun

Leeder f (plural Leederen)

  1. ladder
    Hien ass vun der Leeder gefall.
    He fell off the ladder.

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Leiter, Dutch ladder, English ladder.

Noun

Leeder f (plural Leedre)

  1. ladder

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian leder, lether, from Proto-Germanic *leþrą. More at leather.

Noun

Leeder n

  1. leather