"Leif" meaning in Luxembourgish

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Noun

IPA: /lai̯f/, [lɑɪ̯f] Forms: Leiwer [plural]
Etymology: From Middle High German līf, from Old High German *līf, northern variant of līb, from Proto-Germanic *lībą. Cognate with German Leib, Dutch lijf, West Frisian liif, English life, Icelandic líf. The form Leif has the vowel of the older dative and plural, while the variant Läif continues the nominative and accusative singular. Etymology templates: {{inh|lb|gmh|līf}} Middle High German līf, {{inh|lb|goh||*līf}} Old High German *līf, {{m|goh|līb}} līb, {{inh|lb|gem-pro|*lībą}} Proto-Germanic *lībą, {{cog|de|Leib}} German Leib, {{cog|nl|lijf}} Dutch lijf, {{cog|fy|liif}} West Frisian liif, {{cog|en|life}} English life, {{cog|is|líf}} Icelandic líf, {{m|lb||Leif}} Leif, {{m|lb||Läif}} Läif Head templates: {{lb-noun|m|Leiwer}} Leif m (plural Leiwer)
  1. body Tags: masculine Synonyms: Läif Related terms: liewen, Liewen
    Sense id: en-Leif-lb-noun-Iw2DWNyO Categories (other): Luxembourgish entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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        "Luxembourgish terms derived from Middle High German",
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        "Luxembourgish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Luxembourgish terms inherited from Middle High German",
        "Luxembourgish terms inherited from Old High German",
        "Luxembourgish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Luxembourgish terms with IPA pronunciation"
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