Schleier

See also: Schléier

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sleier, sleiger, sloiger, slogier. Of uncertain ultimate origin, but most likely borrowed; perhaps related to Latin stragulus (“covering”).

Compare Middle Low German sleyer, sloier, sloiger, Middle English scleire, scleyre, sleyre, slyre (“veil”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃlaɪ̯ɐ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aɪ̯ɐ

Noun

Schleier m (strong, genitive Schleiers, plural Schleier)

1. veil
2. haze, mist

Declension

Declension of Schleier [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schleier	die	Schleier
genitive	eines	des	Schleiers	der	Schleier
dative	einem	dem	Schleier	den	Schleiern
accusative	einen	den	Schleier	die	Schleier

Derived terms

• Brautschleier
• entschleiern
• Nebelschleier
• Regenschleier
• Schleiereule
• Schleierfahndung
• schleierhaft
• verschleiern

 

Descendants

• → Kashubian: szlejer

References

• Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Schleir”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

• “Schleier” in Duden online
• “Schleier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃlaɪ̯ɐ/

Noun

Schleier m (plural Schleier)

1. veil

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary