Leber

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

German

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Middle High German leber, lebere, from Old High German lebera, lebara, from Proto-West Germanic *libru; akin to Dutch lever, English liver, Danish lever.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ˈleːbɐ/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

[edit]

Leber f (genitive Leber, plural Lebern, diminutive Leberlein n)

  1. liver
  2. (idiomatic) someplace deep within one
    Ich rede von der Leber.I'm speaking from the heart.

Declension

[edit]

Derived terms

[edit]

Descendants

[edit]
  • Kashubian: léberka

Further reading

[edit]
  • Leber” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Leber” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Leber” in Duden online
  • Leber on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de