leder

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See also: Leder, lêder, and ledér

Danish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From lede (“to lead, conduct”) +‎ -er.

Noun

leder c (singular definite lederen, plural indefinite ledere)

  1. leader, manager, head
  2. editorial (opinion article in newspaper, made by editors)
  3. conductor (esp. of electrical charge)
Declension
Declension of leder
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative leder lederen ledere lederne
genitive leders lederens lederes ledernes
Synonyms

Etymology 2

See lede (“to lead, conduct, run”) and lede (“to look, search”).

Verb

leder

  1. present of lede

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch leder, from Old Dutch *lether, from Proto-West Germanic *leþr, from Proto-Germanic *leþrą, from Proto-Indo-European *létrom.

Compare Low German Ledder, West Frisian leare, German Leder, English leather, Danish læder.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleː.dər/
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  • Hyphenation: le‧der
  • Rhymes: -eːdər

Noun

leder n (uncountable, diminutive ledertje n)

  1. leather
    De stoelen zijn bekleed met zacht leder voor extra comfort.
    The chairs are upholstered with soft leather for extra comfort.
    Deze tas is gemaakt van hoogwaardig leder en is zeer duurzaam.
    This bag is made of high-quality leather and is very durable.
    In deze winkel kun je prachtige accessoires van leder vinden.
    In this shop, you can find beautiful accessories made of leather.
  2. Short for lederkarper.

Synonyms

Anagrams

Middle English

Noun

leder

  1. Alternative form of lether

Adjective

leder

  1. Alternative form of lether

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From lede +‎ -er.

Noun

leder m (definite singular lederen, indefinite plural ledere, definite plural lederne)

  1. a leader
  2. (electricity) a conductor
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

leder

  1. present of lede

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse leðr. Akin to English leather

Noun

leder n (definite singular ledret, indefinite plural leder, definite plural ledri)

  1. (pre-1901) alternative form of lêr (“leather”)

References

  • “leder” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Swedish

Noun

leder

  1. indefinite plural of led

Verb

leder

  1. present indicative of leda
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