Leim
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German and Old High German līm, from Proto-West Germanic *līm, from Proto-Germanic *līmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sley- (“smooth; slick; sticky; slimy”) (modern English slime). Cognate with English lime.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Leim m (strong, genitive Leimes or Leims, plural Leime)
Usage notes
[edit]- Leim is generally restricted to glue used on hard materials, particularly wood. The more general word is Klebstoff.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Leim [masculine, strong]
Related terms
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[edit]Pennsylvania German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German and Old High German līm, from Proto-West Germanic *līm, from Proto-Germanic *līmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sley- (“smooth; slick; sticky; slimy”). Compare German Leim, Dutch lijm.
Noun
[edit]Leim m
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- German terms inherited from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German terms inherited from Old High German
- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- German 1-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:German/aɪ̯m
- Rhymes:German/aɪ̯m/1 syllable
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German masculine nouns
- Pennsylvania German terms inherited from Middle High German
- Pennsylvania German terms derived from Middle High German
- Pennsylvania German terms inherited from Old High German
- Pennsylvania German terms derived from Old High German
- Pennsylvania German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Pennsylvania German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Pennsylvania German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Pennsylvania German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Pennsylvania German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Pennsylvania German lemmas
- Pennsylvania German nouns
- Pennsylvania German masculine nouns