Schleier

From Middle High German sleier, sleiger, sloiger, slogier. Of uncertain ultimate origin, but most likely borrowed; perhaps related to Latin stragulus (“covering”).

Compare Middle Low German sleyer, sloier, sloiger, Middle English scleire, scleyre, sleyre, slyre (“veil”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃlaɪ̯ɐ/

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• Rhymes: -aɪ̯ɐ

Schleier m (strong, genitive Schleiers, plural Schleier)

1. veil
2. haze, mist

• → Kashubian: szlejer

• Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Schleir”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

• “Schleier” in Duden online
• “Schleier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃlaɪ̯a/
• Rhymes: -aɪ̯a
• Syllabification: Schlei‧er

Schleier m (plural Schleier)

1. veil

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary