"leire" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

Forms: leira [definite, singular], leiren [definite, singular]
Etymology: From Old Norse leira. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|leira}} Old Norse leira Head templates: {{head|nb|noun|definite singular|leira|or|leiren|g=m|g2=f}} leire m or f (definite singular leira or leiren)
  1. clay (type of earth that is used to make bricks, pottery etc.) Wikipedia link: no:leire Tags: feminine, masculine Categories (topical): Geology Synonyms: leir Derived forms: leirdue, leirskifer

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for leire meaning in Norwegian Bokmål (1.4kB)

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