Leimzeichen

German

Etymology

From Old High German līhzeihhan, from Proto-West Germanic *līkataikn. Originally equivalent to Leiche (“body”) +‎ Zeichen (“mark”), remotivated as Leim (“glue”) + Zeichen (from the “gluing” of the wound). Cognate with Luxembourgish Läinzeechen, Dutch litteken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaɪ̯mˌtsaɪ̯çən/

Noun

Leimzeichen n (strong, genitive Leimzeichens, plural Leimzeichen)

  1. (dialectal, else obsolete) scar
    Synonym: Narbe

Declension

Declension of Leimzeichen [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Leimzeichen die Leimzeichen
genitive eines des Leimzeichens der Leimzeichen
dative einem dem Leimzeichen den Leimzeichen
accusative ein das Leimzeichen die Leimzeichen
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