leicht

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See also: Leicht and léicht

Bavarian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle High German [Term?] 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[edit]

leicht (comparative leichter, superlative leichtestn)

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

Adverb[edit]

leicht

  1. slightly

Etymology 2[edit]

Adverb[edit]

leicht

  1. Clipping of vülleicht.

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German [Term?], 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[edit]

Adjective[edit]

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[edit]

Antonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Adverb[edit]

leicht

  1. slightly
    Synonym: wenig

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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

Hunsrik[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

leicht (comparative leichter, superlative leichtest)

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

Declension[edit]

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[edit]

Pennsylvania German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare German leicht, Dutch licht, English light.

Adjective[edit]

leicht

  1. light, easy, simple