leicht

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See also: Leicht and léicht

Bavarian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle High German and Old High German līht, from Proto-West Germanic *lį̄ht, from Proto-Germanic *linhtaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-. Cognates include German leicht, English light, Dutch licht, Danish let.

Adjective

leicht (comparative leichter, superlative leichtestn)

  1. light (not heavy)
  2. easy, simple (not difficult)
  3. slight

Adverb

leicht

  1. slightly

Etymology 2

Adverb

leicht

  1. Clipping of vülleicht.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German , from Old High German līht, from Proto-West Germanic *lį̄ht, from Proto-Germanic *linhtaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-. Compare English light, Dutch licht, Danish let.

Pronunciation

Adjective

leicht (strong nominative masculine singular leichter, comparative leichter, superlative am leichtesten)

  1. light (not heavy)
    Nur leichte Autos sollten diese Brücke befahren.Only light cars should drive on this bridge.
  2. easy (not difficult)
    Synonym: einfach
    eine leichte Aufgabean easy task
  3. light, lite, diet (of food which is low in calories)
    Usage note: normally the english term light is used, e.g. in Light-Produkte = food with low sugar or calories
  4. slight
    ein leichter Unterschieda slight difference

Declension

Antonyms

Derived terms

Adverb

leicht

  1. slightly
    Synonym: wenig

Further reading

  • leicht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • leicht” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • leicht” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

Adjective

leicht (comparative leichter, superlative leichtest)

  1. light (not heavy)
  2. easy (not difficult)

Declension

Declension of leicht (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives)
masculine feminine neuter plural
Weak inflection nominative leicht leicht leicht leichte
accusative leichte leicht leicht leichte
dative leichte leichte leichte leichte
Strong inflection nominative leichter leichte leichtes leichte
accusative leichte leichte leichtes leichte
dative leichtem leichter leichtem leichte

Further reading

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German leicht, Dutch licht, English light.

Adjective

leicht

  1. light, easy, simple