See also: leder and ledér

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German leder, from Old High German ledar, from Proto-West Germanic *leþr, from Proto-Germanic *leþrą (leather). Akin to Old Saxon lethar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈleːdɐ/
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Noun

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Leder n (strong, genitive Leders, plural Leder)

  1. leather

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Esperanto: ledo
  • Ido: ledro

Further reading

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  • Leder” in Duden online
  • Leder” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache