Leib

leib German Etymology de gmw-pro gem-pro ine-pro 2 From de gmh līp, from de goh līb, from de gmw-pro *līb, from de gem-pro *lībą life, body, from gem-pro *lībaną to remain, stay, be left, from de ine-pro *leyp- to stick, glue. Cognate with nl lijf body, nds Lief body, en life, sv liv life, waist. Pronunciation de /laɪ̯p/ de De-Leib.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de aɪ̯p 1 de Laib Noun m,(e)s,er chen de dated higher register or religious body de Körper (Luke 22:19) de Das ist mein Leib, der für euch hingegeben wird. This is my body, which is given for you. by semantic narrowing more specifically trunk, torso de Rumpf Oberkörper Torso belly, abdomen, stomach de Bauch Magen womb de Mutterleib informal Bauch medical Gebärmutter (Line from the Hail Mary) de Gebenedeit ist die Frucht deines Leibes, Jesus. Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Usage notes Still commonly found in derivatives and in fixed expressions, such as de nichts am Leib haben to be naked to have nothing on one's body, de Leib und Leben life and limb body and life, de Leib und Seele body and soul, etc. Declension m,(e)s,er Derived terms de Astralleib fettleibig Leibesübung Leibgericht Leibwächter Mutterleib Leib und Leben Leib und Seele Further reading de Hunsrik Etymology From hrx gmh lip, from hrx goh lib. Pronunciation hrx /laɪ̯p/ Noun m Leiver belly Further reading