Leihe

See also: leihe

English

Alternative forms

• (from Wade–Giles) Lei-ho

Etymology

From Mandarin 雷河 (Léihé).

Proper noun

Leihe

1. A town in Yicheng, Xiangyang, Hubei, China.
   • 2011, Jing Zhang, Ke Wang, Xinming Chen and Wenjuan Zhu, “Combining a Fuzzy Matter-Element Model with a Geographic Information System in Eco-Environmental Sensitivity and Distribution of Land Use Planning”, in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health‎^[1], volume 8, number 4, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1216:

     The moderately sensitive area was the buffer region one kilometer away from the water source, involving in part the the^[sic] Leihe development region and the town of Kongwan.

   • 2013, Wenling Jiang, Yu He, “Space Distribution Pattern Research and Optimization Analysis of Rural Settlements in Yicheng City”, in Sustainable Cities Development and Environment Protection‎^[2], →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 50:

     There are 10 town^{[sic – meaning towns]} in Yicheng City, that are Xiaohe, Zhenji, Kongwan, Liuhou, Wangji, Banqiao, Liushui, Yancheng, Nanying and Leihe.

Translations

a town in central China

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 雷河 (Léihé)

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German

Etymology

Back-formation from leihen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪ̯ə/

• Audio:

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• Homophones: leihe, Laie

Noun

Leihe f (genitive Leihe, plural Leihen)

1. borrowing and lending; an instance of this

   Synonym: Leihen n

2. (sports) loan (arrangement where a player joins another club through temporary suspension of their existing contract rather than its termination)
3. (colloquial) pawn shop

   Synonyms: Pfandhaus, Pfandleihhaus, Leihhaus

Declension

Declension of Leihe [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Leihe	die	Leihen
genitive	einer	der	Leihe	der	Leihen
dative	einer	der	Leihe	den	Leihen
accusative	eine	die	Leihe	die	Leihen

Related terms

• Anleihe
• Ausleihe
• Ausleihung
• Beleihung
• Verleihung
• Verleih
• leihweise
• verliehen

Further reading

• “Leihe” in Duden online