Lid

See also: lid, līd, łid, lið, and líð

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German lid (“limb, member”), from Proto-Germanic *liþuz (“joint, body part”).

Noun

Lid n

  1. (Uri, anatomy) The hindquarters of a slaughter animal.

References
  • “Lid” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 18.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German lit (“lid, cover”), from Old High German hlit, from Proto-Germanic *hlidą. In the modern sense a shortening of Augenlid. Cognate with Dutch lid (“lid”), English lid.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /liːt/
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  • Homophones: Lied, lieht

Noun

Lid n (genitive Lids or Lides, plural Lider)

  1. eyelid

Usage notes
  • The commoner word is the compound Augenlid. The simplex is used chiefly when the context is already related to the eyes or the face.

Declension
Declension of Lid
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Lid die Lider
genitive eines des Lides,
Lids		 der Lider
dative einem dem Lid,
Lide1		 den Lidern
accusative ein das Lid die Lider
1Now uncommon, see notes

Further reading
  • Lid in Duden online

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian lith, leth, from Proto-Germanic *liþuz. Cognate with English lith.

Noun

Lid n (plural Liede)

  1. member; limb
  • Glid
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