leire

See also: Leire, and léire

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• lére, lerä

Etymology

From Old High German lēren, from Proto-Germanic *laizijaną (“to teach”). Cognate with Luxembourgish léieren, Dutch leren, English lear.

Verb

leire

1. (Carcoforo) to learn

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• leir

Etymology

From Old Norse leira.

Noun

leire m or f (definite singular leira or leiren)

1. clay (type of earth that is used to make bricks, pottery etc.)

Derived terms

• leirdue
• leirskifer

References

• “leire” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• leir

Etymology

From Old Norse leira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²lɛɪːrə/

Noun

leire f (definite singular leira)

1. clay (type of earth that is used to make bricks, pottery etc.)

Derived terms

• leirdue
• leirskifer

References

• “leire” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.