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Leit
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leit lèit
Bavarian
Alternative forms
bar Leid spelling
Etymology
bar ine-pro *h₁lewdʰ-
From bar gmh liute, from bar goh liuti, also goh liudi, from bar gmw-pro *liud(i), from bar gem-pro *liudiz *liudīz people, from bar ine-pro *h₁lewdʰ- man, people.
Compare nl lieden, luden, luiden people, non lýðr lýðir people (whence is lýður), osx liudi, ang lēode people, en lede people, got *𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸𐍃, ru люди, bg люде.
Pronunciation
bar /lai̯d̥/ /lɑɛ̯d̥/ Central
bar /læːd̥/ Vienna
Noun
bar noun p diminutive Leidln
people several individual persons, a group of people in general
bar De Leit san deppert. People are stupid.
folks, relatives, family, kinship
bar Wo sand'n deine Leit heid? Where's your folks today?
East Central German
Etymology
Compare de Leute.
Noun
gmw-ecg noun f
gmw-ecg Erzgebirgisch people
Further reading
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Hunsrik
Pronunciation
hrx /laɪ̯t/
Noun
?
people
Further reading
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From lb goh liut, lb gem-pro *liudiz. Cognate with de Leute, nl lieden, (obsolete) en leod.
Pronunciation
lb /lɑɪ̯t/
Noun
p
people
lb Vill Leit huele sech keng Zäit, fir owes ze kachen. Many people don’t take the time to cook supper.
Derived terms
lb Aarbechtsleit
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare de Leute, nl lieden, ang lēod.
Noun
pdc noun
pdc in the plural people
pdc Viel Leit wolle es net esse, awwer ich fer schurr. Many people don't want to eat it, but I do for sure.