Leimzeichen

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old High German līhzeihhan, from Proto-West Germanic *līkataikn. Originally equivalent to Leiche (body) +‎ Zeichen (mark), remotivated as Leim (glue) + Zeichen (from the “gluing” of the wound). Cognate with Luxembourgish Läinzeechen, Dutch litteken.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaɪ̯mˌtsaɪ̯çən/

Noun[edit]

Leimzeichen n (strong, genitive Leimzeichens, plural Leimzeichen)

  1. (dialectal, else obsolete) scar
    Synonym: Narbe

Declension[edit]