leðer
Old English
Alternative forms
- leþer
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *leþrą, from Proto-Indo-European *létrom. Cognate with Old High German ledar (German Leder), Old Saxon leðar (Middle Low German ledder), Dutch leer, Old Norse leðr (Swedish läder); and with Irish leathar, Breton ler.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈleðer/
Noun
leðer n
- leather
Declension
Declension of leðer (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | leðer | leðer |
accusative | leðer | leðer |
genitive | leðres | leðra |
dative | leðre | leðrum |
Descendants
- English: leather