Noun: Leib
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:
Nominative
Indefinite
| Singular | ein Leib |
| Plural | Leiber |
Definite
| Singular | der Leib |
| Plural | die Leiber |
Genitive
Indefinite
| Singular | eines Leibes; Leibs |
| Plural | Leiber |
Definite
| Singular | des Leibes; Leibs |
| Plural | der Leiber |
Dative
Indefinite
| Singular | einem Leib; Leibe |
| Plural | Leibern |
Definite
| Singular | dem Leib; Leibe |
| Plural | den Leibern |
Accusative
Indefinite
| Singular | einen Leib |
| Plural | Leiber |
Definite
| Singular | den Leib |
| Plural | die Leiber |
Sample Sentences
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(Luke 22:19) (This is my body, which is given for you.)
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(Line from the Hail Mary) (Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.)
Nouns inflected like Leib
Rechenbrett,
Damoklesschwert,
Adlernest,
Wunderkind,
Mannsbild,
Prachtweib,
Schwarzgeld,
Warnschild,
Federkleid,
Christkind,
Sackgeld,
Holzbrett,
Schriftbild,
Rossigkeitsgesicht,
Ölfeld,
Tanzlied,
Ölbild,
Vermittlungsentgelt,
Erfindergeist,
Kleingeist, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Middle High German līp, from Old High German līb, from Proto-West Germanic *līb, from Proto-Germanic *lībą (“life, body”), from *lībaną (“to remain, stay, be left”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to stick, glue”). Cognate with Dutch lijf (“body”), Low German Lief (“body”), English life, Swedish liv (“life, waist”). See: Dutch Nouns '
lijf', English Nouns '
life', Swedish Nouns '
liv'.
Verbs referencing "Leib"
English Nouns
life, Old Norse Nouns
fjǫr.
Translations