Leeb
East Central German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German lewe, löuwe, lauwe, from Old High German lewo, lēo, from Proto-West Germanic *lewo, *lēwo (“lion”). Compare German Löwe
Noun
editLeeb m (plural Leem)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 79:
Hunsrik
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German lewe, from Old High German leo (both with variants), from Latin leō.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editLeeb m (plural Leeve, diminutive Leebche, feminine Leevin)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
editPennsylvania German
editEtymology 1
editCompare German Laib, English loaf.
Noun
editLeeb m (plural Leeb)
- loaf (of bread)
Etymology 2
editCompare German Löwe, Dutch leeuw.
Noun
editLeeb m (plural Leewe)
- lion
- Leo (astrological sign)
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