Leer

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See also: leer, lêer, and leër

English[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

From German Leer, from Old Frisian Hleri.

Proper noun[edit]

Leer

  1. A town and rural district of Lower Saxony, Germany

Etymology 2[edit]

From Norwegian Bokmål Lier, a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway, from Old Norse Líðir, plural of (h)líð (“slope”).

Proper noun[edit]

Leer

  1. A small hamlet in Long Rapids Township, Alpena County, Michigan

Etymology 3[edit]

From Nuer.

Proper noun[edit]

Leer

  1. A town, the county seat of Leer County, Unity State, South Sudan
  2. A county of Unity State, South Sudan

German[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Frisian Hleri.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Leer n (proper noun, genitive Leers or (optionally with an article) Leer)

  1. A town and rural district of Lower Saxony, Germany
    Meronyms: Bingum, Heisfelde, Hohegaste, Leerort, Loga, Logabirum, Nettelburg, Nüttermoor

Etymology 2[edit]

From Nuer.

Proper noun[edit]

Leer n (proper noun, genitive Leers or (optionally with an article) Leer)

  1. Leer (a town, the county seat of Leer County, Unity State, South Sudan)
  2. Leer (a county of Unity State, South Sudan)

Hunsrik[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German lēre, from Old High German lēra, from Proto-West Germanic *laiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *laizō. Cognate with German Lehre and English lore.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Leer f (plural Leere)

  1. teaching
  2. lesson

Further reading[edit]

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