leer

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See also Leer, and lêer

[edit] English

WOTD - 29 May 2008

[edit] Pronunciation

(UK) IPA: /lɪə/, SAMPA: /lI@/
(US) IPA: /lɪɹ/
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Rhymes: -ɪə(r)

[edit] Etymology 1

Exact development uncertain, but apparently from *leer (“to make a face”), from leer (“face”). See below.

[edit] Verb

leer (third-person singular simple present leers, present participle leering, simple past and past participle leered)

(intransitive) To look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent.

[edit] Translations

to look with sexual desire or malicious intent

Esperanto: rigardemi (eo)
Finnish: silmäillä (fi) (sexually), mulkoilla (fi) (maliciously)
French: lorgner (fr), zieuter (fr), mater (fr) (sexually)
Italian: sbirciare (it)

Persian: نگاه کج کردن (fa)
Polish: patrzeć pożądliwie
Russian: косо смотреть, смотреть с вожделением

[edit] Noun

leer (plural leers)

A significant side glance; a glance expressive of some passion, as malignity, amorousness, etc.; a sly or lecherous look.
An arch or affected glance or cast of countenance.

[edit] Translations

a sly or lecherous look

Russian: косой взгляд m., плотоядный взгляд m.

[edit] Etymology 2

From Middle English ler, leor (“face, cheek”), from Old English hlēor (“face, cheek, profile”), from Proto-Germanic *hleuzan (“ear, cheek”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlews- (“temple of the forehead, cheek”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewe-, *ḱlew- (“to hear”). Cognate with Scots lire, lere (“face, appearance, complexion, blee”), Dutch lier (“cheek”), Swedish lyra (“pout”), Norwegian lia (“hillside”), Icelandic hlýr (“the face, cheek, countenance”). Related to Old English hlyst (“sense of hearing, listening”) and hlysnan (“to listen”). More at list, listen.

[edit] Alternative forms

lyre, lire, lere

[edit] Noun

leer (plural leers)

(obsolete) The cheek.
(obsolete) The face.
(obsolete) One's appearance; countenance.
(obsolete) Complexion; hue; blee; colour.
(obsolete) Flesh; skin.
(UK dialectal) The flank or loin.

[edit] Anagrams

lere
reel

[edit] Etymology 3

From Middle English lere, from Old English ġelǣre, *lǣre (“empty, void, empty-handed”), from Proto-Germanic *lēziz, *lēzijaz (“empty”), from Proto-Indo-European *les- (“to collect, pick”). Cognate with Dutch laar (“a clearing in the woods”), German leer (“empty”). Related to Old English lesan (“to gather, collect”). More at lease.

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lear

[edit] Adjective

leer (comparative more leer, superlative most leer)

Empty; unoccupied.
Destitute; lacking; wanting.
Faint from lack of food; hungry.
(UK dialectal) Thin; faint.
Having no load or burden; free.

[edit] Etymology 4

From Middle English leren, from Old English lǣran (“to teach, instruct, guide, enjoin, advise, persuade, urge, preach, hand down”), from Proto-Germanic *laizijanan (“to teach”), from Proto-Indo-European *leis- (“track, footprint, furrow, trace”). Cognate with Dutch leren (“to teach”), German lehren (“to teach”), Swedish lära (“to teach”). Related to Old English lār (“lore, learning, science, art of teaching, preaching, doctrine, study, precept, exhortation, advice, instigation, history, story, cunning ”). See lore.

[edit] Verb

leer (third-person singular simple present leers, present participle leering, simple past and past participle leered)

(transitive) To teach.
(transitive) To learn.

[edit] Etymology 5

See lehr

[edit] Noun

leer (plural leers)

Alternative form of lehr.

[edit] Danish

[edit] Noun

leer c.

plural indefinite of le

[edit] Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:

Leer

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[edit] Pronunciation

Rhymes: -eːr
IPA: /lɪːr/
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[edit] Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *leþran.

[edit] Noun

leer n. (plural leren, diminutive leertje)

leather

[edit] Synonyms

leder

[edit] Etymology 2

From Old Dutch lēra, from Proto-Germanic *laizō.

[edit] Noun

leer f. and m. (plural leren, diminutive leertje)

teachings

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[edit] Verb

leer

first-person singular present indicative of leren.
imperative of leren.

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lere

[edit] Estonian

[edit] Noun

leer (genitive leeri, partitive leeri)

camp

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This Estonian entry needs a declension template

[edit] German

[edit] Etymology

Old High German lāri

[edit] Pronunciation

IPA: /leːɐ̯/
Homophone: lehr
Rhymes: -eːɐ̯

[edit] Adjective

leer (comparative leerer, superlative am leersten)

empty

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positive forms of leer

gender		singular			plural
gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist leer	sie ist leer	es ist leer	sie sind leer
strong declension (without article)	nominative	leerer	leere	leeres	leere
	genitive	leeren	leerer	leeren	leerer
	dative	leerem	leerer	leerem	leeren
	accusative	leeren	leere	leeres	leere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der leere	die leere	das leere	die leeren
	genitive	des leeren	der leeren	des leeren	der leeren
	dative	dem leeren	der leeren	dem leeren	den leeren
	accusative	den leeren	die leere	das leere	die leeren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein leerer	eine leere	ein leeres	(keine) leeren
	genitive	eines leeren	einer leeren	eines leeren	(keiner) leeren
	dative	einem leeren	einer leeren	einem leeren	(keinen) leeren
	accusative	einen leeren	eine leere	ein leeres	(keine) leeren

comparative forms of leer

gender		singular			plural
gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist leerer	sie ist leerer	es ist leerer	sie sind leerer
strong declension (without article)	nominative	leererer	leerere	leereres	leerere
	genitive	leereren	leererer	leereren	leererer
	dative	leererem	leererer	leererem	leereren
	accusative	leereren	leerere	leereres	leerere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der leerere	die leerere	das leerere	die leereren
	genitive	des leereren	der leereren	des leereren	der leereren
	dative	dem leereren	der leereren	dem leereren	den leereren
	accusative	den leereren	die leerere	das leerere	die leereren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein leererer	eine leerere	ein leereres	(keine) leereren
	genitive	eines leereren	einer leereren	eines leereren	(keiner) leereren
	dative	einem leereren	einer leereren	einem leereren	(keinen) leereren
	accusative	einen leereren	eine leerere	ein leereres	(keine) leereren

superlative forms of leer

gender		singular			plural
gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist am leersten	sie ist am leersten	es ist am leersten	sie sind am leersten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	leerster	leerste	leerstes	leerste
	genitive	leersten	leerster	leersten	leerster
	dative	leerstem	leerster	leerstem	leersten
	accusative	leersten	leerste	leerstes	leerste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der leerste	die leerste	das leerste	die leersten
	genitive	des leersten	der leersten	des leersten	der leersten
	dative	dem leersten	der leersten	dem leersten	den leersten
	accusative	den leersten	die leerste	das leerste	die leersten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein leerster	eine leerste	ein leerstes	(keine) leersten
	genitive	eines leersten	einer leersten	eines leersten	(keiner) leersten
	dative	einem leersten	einer leersten	einem leersten	(keinen) leersten
	accusative	einen leersten	eine leerste	ein leerstes	(keine) leersten

[edit] Verb

leer

Imperative singular of leeren.
(colloquial) First-person singular present of leeren.

[edit] Norwegian

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leer

Present tense of lee

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[edit] Noun

leer m.

(Sutsilvan) air

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(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) aria
(Puter, Vallader) ajer

[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

From Latin legere, present active infinitive of legō.

[edit] Verb

leer (first-person singular present leo, first-person singular preterite leí, past participle leído)

to read
- 1605, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quijote de la Mancha¹, Chapter I:
  
  […] y llegó a tanto su curiosidad y desatino en esto, que vendió muchas hanegas de tierra de sembradura para comprar libros de caballerías en que leer, y, así, llevó a su casa todos cuantos pudo haber dellos.
  
  […] to such a pitch did his eagerness and infatuation go that he sold many an acre of tillageland to buy books of chivalry to read, and brought home as many of them as he could get.
Quiero leer el periódico.

I want to read the newspaper.

[edit] Conjugation

Conjugation of leer (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

Rule: i becomes y before o or e;

		singular			plural
infinitive			leer
gerund			leyendo
past participle			leído
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
indicative		yo	tú	él/ella usted	nosotros	vosotros	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	leo	lees	lee	leemos	leéis	leen
	imperfect	leía	leías	leía	leíamos	leíais	leían
	preterite	leí	leíste	leyó	leímos	leísteis	leyeron
	future	leeré	leerás	leerá	leeremos	leeréis	leerán
	conditional	leería	leerías	leería	leeríamos	leeríais	leerían

subjunctive		yo	tú	él/ella usted	nosotros	vosotros	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	lea	leas	lea	leamos	leáis	lean
	imperfect (ra)	leyera	leyeras	leyera	leyéramos	leyerais	leyeran
	imperfect (se)	leyese	leyeses	leyese	leyésemos	leyeseis	leyesen
	future	leyere	leyeres	leyere	leyéremos	leyereis	leyeren

imperative		—	tú	usted	nosotros	vosotros	ustedes
	affirmative		lee	lea	leamos	leed	lean
	negative		no leas	no lea	no leamos	no leáis	no lean

Other verbs with this conjugation:

Spanish verbs ending in -er (conjugation -eer)

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leer

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[edit] Dutch

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[edit] Etymology 1

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[edit] Etymology 2

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