Lied
See also: lied
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- Leed (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian)
Etymology
From Old High German liod.
Noun
Lied n
- (southern Moselle Franconian) song
German
Etymology
From Middle High German liet, from Old High German liod (“song, lay, singing”), from Proto-West Germanic *leuþ (“song”), from Proto-Germanic *leuþą (“song”).
Pronunciation
- (Austria) IPA(key): /ˈliːt/
- Rhymes: -iːt
- Homophones: Lid, lieht
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Noun
Lied n (strong, genitive Liedes or Lieds, plural Lieder, diminutive Liedchen n or Liedlein n)
- (music) song (musical composition sung with vocals or vocal lyrics)
Declension
Declension of Lied [neuter, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Lied | die | Lieder |
| genitive | eines | des | Liedes, Lieds | der | Lieder |
| dative | einem | dem | Lied, Liede1 | den | Liedern |
| accusative | ein | das | Lied | die | Lieder |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Derived terms
- Abendlied
- Adventslied
- Arbeiterlied
- Bettlerlied
- Dirnenlied
- Freiheitslied
- Frühlingslied
- Galeerenlied
- Gassenlied
- Geburtstagslied
- Gondellied
- Hirtenlied
- Hochzeitslied
- Kampflied
- Karnevalslied
- Kinderlied
- Kunstlied
- Liebeslied
- Lieblingslied
- Loblied
- Marschlied
- Martinslied
- Minnelied
- Morgenlied
- Sauflied
- Schäferlied
- Schifferlied
- Schlaflied
- Seemannslied
- Soldatenlied
- Studentenlied
- Trinklied
- Volkslied
- Wanderlied
- Weihnachtslied
- Wiegenlied
Descendants
- → English: lied
- → Finnish: lied
- → Romanian: lied
See also
- Gesangsstück, Gesangstück
- Instrumentalstück
- Musikstück
Further reading
- “Lied” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Lied” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Lied” in Duden online
- Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Lied”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German liet, from Old High German liod (“song, lay, singing”), from Proto-West Germanic *leuþ (“song”), from Proto-Germanic *leuþą (“song”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liːd/
Noun
Lied n (plural Lieder, diminutive Liedche)
- song
- Sie singe en aarich scheenes Lied.
- They are singing a very beautiful song.
- Ich kenne das Lied net.
- I don't know the song.
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German Lied, Dutch lied, Old English lēoþ.
Noun
Lied n (plural Lieder)
- song
- hymn
Related terms
- Liedel