Ledder
See also: ledder
English
Proper noun
Ledder
- An occupational surname for a worker in lead.
Related terms
- lead
Anagrams
- Eldred, reddle
Central Franconian
Etymology 1
From Old High German ledar.
Alternative forms
- Läer (westernmost Ripuarian)
- Läder, Leader (Moselle Franconian)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛdʌ/
Noun
Ledder n (no plural)
- (most of Ripuarian) leather
Etymology 2
From Old High German *hleidara, northern variant of hleitara.
Alternative forms
- Leejer (westernmost Ripuarian)
- Leeder (central and eastern Ripuarian; western Moselle Franconian)
- Lääder (eastern Moselle Franconian)
- Leider (Kölsch; Westerwald)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈledʌ/
Noun
Ledder f (plural Leddere, diminutive Ledderche)
- (most of western Ripuarian) ladder
German Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German ledder, ladder, leider, leddere, ledere, from Old Saxon *hlēderi, from Proto-Germanic *hlaidrijō. More at ladder.
Noun
Ledder f (plural Ledders)
- ladder