leidtun

German

Alternative forms

• leid tun (standard spelling until 1996, proscribed since 1996)
• Leid tun (prescribed spelling from 1996 until 2006, considered incorrect before 1996 and since 2006 but still common in not professionally edited texts)

Etymology

leid +‎ tun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlaɪ̯ttuːn]
• Hyphenation: leid‧tun

Verb

1. to regret, to be sorry

Further reading

• “leidtun” in Duden online