"Lei" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /laɪ̯/ Audio: De-Lei.ogg Forms: Lei [genitive], Leien [plural]
Etymology: From Middle High German leie, probably from Celtic and ultimately from a substrate language. Cognate with Luxembourgish Lee, Dutch lei. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|leie}} Middle High German leie, {{der|de|cel|-}} Celtic, {{cog|lb|Lee}} Luxembourgish Lee, {{cog|nl|lei}} Dutch lei Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Lei f (genitive Lei, plural Leien)
  1. (now chiefly in placenames) a rock of slate, mostly in the Rhenish Massif Tags: feminine Synonyms: Lay, Ley, Leie Derived forms: Erpeler Ley, Loreley, von der Leyen
    Sense id: en-Lei-de-noun-XePF-ufW
  2. (obsolete) Synonym of Schiefer (“slate”) Tags: feminine, obsolete Synonyms: Schiefer [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Lei-de-noun-Sw15-wvd Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 32 68
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    },
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