"Glied" meaning in German

See Glied in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡliːt/ Audio: De-Glied.ogg
Rhymes: -iːt Etymology: From Middle High German glit, gelit, from Old High German gilid, collective derivation from lid, from Proto-Germanic *liþuz. Cognate with Dutch lid, gelid, dialectal English lith. Also related with English limb. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|glit}} Middle High German glit, {{inh|de|goh|gilid}} Old High German gilid, {{der|de|gem-pro|*liþuz}} Proto-Germanic *liþuz, {{cog|nl|lid}} Dutch lid, {{cog|en|lith}} English lith, {{m+|en|limb}} English limb Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s,er}} Glied n (strong, genitive Gliedes or Glieds, plural Glieder) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s,er}} Forms: Gliedes [genitive], Glieds [genitive], Glieder [plural], strong [table-tags], Glied [nominative, singular], Glieder [definite, nominative, plural], Gliedes [genitive, singular], Glieds [genitive, singular], Glieder [definite, genitive, plural], Glied [dative, singular], Gliede [dative, singular], Gliedern [dative, definite, plural], Glied [accusative, singular], Glieder [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (anatomy) external body part
    (usually) limb, joint
    Tags: neuter, strong, usually Synonyms: Gliedmaße
    Sense id: en-Glied-de-noun-qcgjwSxi Categories (other): Anatomy Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (anatomy) external body part
    (euphemistic) genital organ, (especially) the male one, the penis, member
    Tags: euphemistic, neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Glied-de-noun-j3J6gkHg Categories (other): German euphemisms, Anatomy, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Genitalia Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 10 37 15 10 1 21 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 56 6 4 1 27 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 52 13 3 1 24 2 Disambiguation of Genitalia: 16 55 16 5 2 4 2 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  3. (anatomy) external body part
    (archaic) any other external body part
    Tags: archaic, neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Glied-de-noun-JQmh2XAs Categories (other): Anatomy Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  4. member, part Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Glied-de-noun-RP5yQl-K
  5. link (in a chain) Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Glied-de-noun-UbGW4TJg
  6. (military) group of (usually three) soldiers standing or marching next to each other in a formation, (loosely also) the formation as a whole Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Glied-de-noun-hcmLAhjp Categories (other): Military Topics: government, military, politics, war
  7. (mathematics) term Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Glied-de-noun-WZ93A1R- Categories (other): Mathematics Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: Körperglied (english: limb) Derived forms: Bindeglied, Gliederreißen, Gliederschmerz, Hinterglied, Ruhe im Glied, Stellglied (english: final control element), Vorderglied Related terms: gliedern, Mitglied

Inflected forms

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      "word": "Bindeglied"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Gliederreißen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Gliederschmerz"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Ruhe im Glied"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "final control element",
      "word": "Stellglied"
    },
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      "word": "Bindeglied"
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    {
      "word": "Gliederreißen"
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    {
      "word": "Gliederschmerz"
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    {
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    {
      "word": "Ruhe im Glied"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "de:Military"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "group of (usually three) soldiers standing or marching next to each other in a formation, (loosely also) the formation as a whole"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "military",
          "military"
        ],
        [
          "formation",
          "formation"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(military) group of (usually three) soldiers standing or marching next to each other in a formation, (loosely also) the formation as a whole"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "de:Mathematics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "term"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mathematics",
          "mathematics"
        ],
        [
          "term",
          "term"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mathematics) term"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡliːt/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Glied.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d7/De-Glied.ogg/De-Glied.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/De-Glied.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Glied"
}

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