"Lefze" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlɛftsə/ Audio: De-Lefze.ogg Forms: Lefze [genitive], Lefzen [plural]
Etymology: From Middle High German lefse, lefs, from Old High German lefso, from Proto-Germanic *lepasô, comparable to *lepô. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|lefse}} Middle High German lefse, {{m|gmh|lefs}} lefs, {{inh|de|goh|lefso}} Old High German lefso, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*lepasô}} Proto-Germanic *lepasô, {{m|gem-pro|*lepô}} *lepô Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Lefze f (genitive Lefze, plural Lefzen)
  1. (often in the plural) lip of a dog, predator, etc. (particularly when aggressive, baring the teeth) Tags: feminine, in-plural, often
    Sense id: en-Lefze-de-noun-cyY3pRMs
  2. (archaic, anatomy) lip in general Tags: archaic, feminine Categories (topical): Anatomy Synonyms: Lippe
    Sense id: en-Lefze-de-noun-esEdTGb6 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  3. (obsolete, anatomy) labium Tags: feminine, obsolete Categories (topical): Anatomy Synonyms: Schamlippe, Lippe
    Sense id: en-Lefze-de-noun-tSPpbmo4 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 20 28 52 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2015 February 27, “Der Hund im Porträt: Lucian Freud als Tiermaler”, in Süddeutsche Zeitung",
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          "ref": "1868, Bailly, “Fall von melanotischer Geschwulst der Vulva”, in Gazette Hebdomadaire de Medecine et de Chirurgie, volume 5, number 15, page 47",
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