Leber

German

Etymology

From Middle High German leber, lebere, from Old High German lebera, lebara, from Proto-West Germanic *libru; akin to Dutch lever, English liver, Danish lever.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleːbɐ/
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Noun

Leber f (genitive Leber, plural Lebern, diminutive Leberlein n)

  1. liver
  2. (idiomatic) someplace deep within one
    Ich rede von der Leber. ― I'm speaking from the heart.

Declension

Declension of Leber [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Leber die Lebern
genitive einer der Leber der Lebern
dative einer der Leber den Lebern
accusative eine die Leber die Lebern

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Kashubian: léberka

Further reading

  • “Leber” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Leber” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Leber” in Duden online
  • Leber on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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