Leisten
See also: leisten
German
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle High German leist (“foot trace, last”), from Old High German leist (“foot trace, last”), from Proto-Germanic *laistaz. Cognate with Dutch leest, English last, Swedish läst. The originally strong noun became weak in Early Modern German (der Leiste) and then strong again through generalisation of oblique -en (as usual in inanimate nouns).
Noun
editLeisten m (strong, genitive Leistens, plural Leisten)
- last (tool for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes)
Declension
editDeclension of Leisten [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
editLeisten
Etymology 3
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
editLeisten n (strong, genitive Leistens, no plural)
Further reading
edit- “Leisten” in Duden online
- “Leisten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Leisten” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- Leisten on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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