Lehm

See also: lehm

German

Etymology

From Middle High German leime, from Old High German leimo, from Proto-West Germanic *laimō, from Proto-Germanic *laimô, variant of *laimaz. The modern vocalism is Central and Low German; compare Middle Low German lêm, from Old Saxon lēmo. The regular form was replaced due to its becoming homophonous with the related Leim (“glue”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leːm/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Lehm m (strong, genitive Lehmes or Lehms, plural Lehme)

1. loam
2. clay

Declension

Declension of Lehm [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Lehm	die	Lehme
genitive	eines	des	Lehmes, Lehms	der	Lehme
dative	einem	dem	Lehm, Lehme1	den	Lehmen
accusative	einen	den	Lehm	die	Lehme

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• lehmhaltig
• lehmig

Further reading

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

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German leime, from Old High German leimo, from Proto-West Germanic *laimō, from Proto-Germanic *laimô, variant of *laimaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leːm/

Noun

Lehm m

1. loam
2. mud
3. clay

Further reading

• Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Lehm”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch