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Etymology 1

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Noun

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Leut pl

  1. Alternative form of Leute

Etymology 2

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Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *liudīz (people), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- (man, people). See the more common term, Leute (people).

Noun

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Leut n or m (strong, genitive Leuts, plural Leute)

  1. (archaic, southern) a person (often, but not necessarily, female)
Declension
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