leþer

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *leþrą, from Proto-Indo-European *létrom. Cognate with Old High German ledar (German Leder), Old Saxon leðar (Middle Low German ledder), Dutch leer, Old Norse leðr (Swedish läder); and with Irish leathar, Breton ler.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈleðer/

Noun

leþer n

leather

Declension

Declension of leþer (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	leþer	leþer
accusative	leþer	leþer
genitive	leþres	leþra
dative	leþre	leþrum

Descendants

English: leather

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse leiðr, from Proto-Germanic *laiþaz.

Adjective

lēþer

Declension

Declension of lēþer (strong)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	lēþer	lēþ	lēt
accusative	lēþan	lēþa	lēt
dative	lēþum, -om	lēþri, -re	lēþu, -o
genitive	lēþs	lēþrar	lēþs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	lēþir, -e(r)	lēþar	lēþ
accusative	lēþa	lēþar	lēþ
dative	lēþum, -om	lēþum, -om	lēþum, -om
genitive	lēþra	lēþra	lēþra

Declension of lēþer (weak)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	lēþi, -e	lēþa	lēþa
accusative	lēþa	lēþu, -o	lēþa
dative	lēþa	lēþu, -o	lēþa
genitive	lēþa	lēþu, -o	lēþa
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	lēþu, -o	lēþu, -o	lēþu, -o
accusative	lēþu, -o	lēþu, -o	lēþu, -o
dative	lēþu, -o	lēþu, -o	lēþu, -o
genitive	lēþu, -o	lēþu, -o	lēþu, -o

Descendants

Swedish: led

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