Leiste

See also: leiste and leíste

German

Etymology

From Middle High German līste, from Old High German līsta, from Proto-West Germanic *līstā, from Proto-Germanic *līstǭ. Doublet of Liste.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaɪ̯stə/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Leiste f (genitive Leiste, plural Leisten)

  1. (carpentry) lath used as covering or support; skirting board; ledge, ledger
  2. (textiles, technology) row of buttons, switches, or similar elements
  3. (anatomy) groin
  4. (heraldry) bar

Declension

Declension of Leiste [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Leiste die Leisten
genitive einer der Leiste der Leisten
dative einer der Leiste den Leisten
accusative eine die Leiste die Leisten

Further reading

  • “Leiste” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Leiste” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Leiste” in Duden online
  • “Leiste” in OpenThesaurus.de
  • Leiste on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaɪ̯ʃtə/

Noun

Leiste f

  1. plural of Leist
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