leir

See also: leír, léir, and lèir

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse leir (“clay, mud”), from Proto-Germanic *laiza- (“clay”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- (“to smear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaiːɾ/

Noun

leir n (genitive singular leirs, uncountable)

1. clay

Usage notes

This word is for the sculpting material. For the material found in soil, see leirjørð.

Declension

n3s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	leir	leirið
accusative	leir	leirið
dative	leiri	leirinum
genitive	leirs	leirsins

Derived terms

• leirvørur (pottery, clay wares)
• leirker (clay vessel)
• leirkerasmiður (potter)

Further reading

• "leir" at Sprotin.fo

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse leir (“clay, mud”), from Proto-Germanic *laiza- (“clay”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- (“to smear”). Compare dialectal English lair (“a bog, a mire”). Cf. Danish ler, Norwegian Nynorsk leire and Swedish lera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈleiːr]

  Rhymes: -eiːr

Noun

leir m (genitive singular leirs, no plural)

1. clay

Declension

Declension of leir (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	leir	leirinn
accusative	leir	leirinn
dative	leir	leirnum
genitive	leirs	leirsins

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From the noun læger and Old Norse legr, with the meaning from German Lager.

Noun

leir m (definite singular leiren, indefinite plural leirer, definite plural leirene)

1. a camp

Derived terms

• arbeidsleir
• dødsleir
• fangeleir
• konsentrasjonsleir
• leirbål
• militærleir
• treningsleir

Etymology 2

Noun

leir f or m (definite singular leira or leiren, indefinite plural leirer, definite plural leirene)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by leire

References

• “leir” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the noun læger and Old Norse legr, with the meaning from German Lager.

Noun

leir m (definite singular leiren, indefinite plural leirar, definite plural leirane)

1. a camp

Derived terms

• arbeidsleir
• dødsleir
• fangeleir
• konsentrasjonsleir
• leirbål
• militærleir
• treningsleir

References

• “leir” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• iler, leir, leri, lêri, lier, lire, reil

Old Irish

Adjective

leir

1. alternative spelling of léir

Romansh

Verb

leir

1. (Surmiran) alternative form of vuleir