Leer

See also: leer, lêer, and leër

English

Etymology 1

From German Leer, from Old Frisian Hleri.

Proper noun

Leer

  1. A town and rural district of Lower Saxony, Germany.

Etymology 2

From Norwegian Bokmål Lier, a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway, from Old Norse Líðir, plural of (h)líð (“slope”).

Proper noun

Leer

  1. A small hamlet in Long Rapids Township, Alpena County, Michigan.

Etymology 3

From Nuer.

Proper noun

Leer

  1. A town, the county seat of Leer County, Unity State, South Sudan.
  2. A county of Unity State, South Sudan.

German

Etymology 1

From Old Frisian Hleri.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leːɐ̯/

Proper noun

Leer n (proper noun, genitive Leers or (optionally with an article) Leer)

  1. a town and rural district of Lower Saxony, Germany
    Meronyms: Bingum, Heisfelde, Hohegaste, Leerort, Loga, Logabirum, Nettelburg, Nüttermoor

Etymology 2

From Nuer.

Proper noun

Leer n (proper noun, genitive Leers or (optionally with an article) Leer)

  1. Leer (a town, the county seat of Leer County, Unity State, South Sudan)
  2. Leer (a county of Unity State, South Sudan)

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German lēre, from Old High German lēra, from Proto-West Germanic *laiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *laizō. Cognate with German Lehre and English lore.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleːa/
  • Rhymes: -eːa
  • Syllabification: Leer
  • Homophone: (some speakers) läer

Noun

Leer f (plural Leere)

  1. teaching
  2. lesson

Further reading

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