liisli

Alemannic German

Etymology

Related to German leise (“queit, soft”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliːsli/

Adverb

liisli

1. quietly, softly
   • 1903, Robert Walser, Der Teich:

     …isch das—do pläret öpper, aber ganz lisli.

     Is that—there's someone crying, but really softly.