läer

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German lēr / lēre / lǣre, from Old High German lāri, from Proto-West Germanic *lāʀi, from Proto-Germanic *lēziz.[1]

Cognate with German and Pennsylvania German leer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛːa/
    • Rhymes: -ɛːa
  • IPA(key): (some speakers) /ˈleːa/
    • Rhymes: -eːa
    • Homophone: Leer
  • Syllabification: lä‧er

Noun

läer (comparative lärer, superlative lärest)

  1. empty

Declension

Declension of läer (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives)
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
weak inflection nominative läer läer läer läre
accusative läre läer läer läre
dative läre läre läre läre
strong inflection nominative lärer läre läres läre
accusative läre läre läres läre
dative lärem lärer lärem läre

Derived terms

  • Lãerheed
  • lãermache
  • läre

References

  1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “läer”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 100, column 1