leder

See also: Leder and ledér

Danish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /leːdər/, [ˈleːðɐ]

Etymology 1

From lede (“to lead, conduct”) +‎ -er.

Noun

leder c (singular definite lederen, plural indefinite ledere)

  1. leader, manager, head
  2. editorial (opinion article in newspaper, made by editors)
  3. conductor (esp. of electrical charge)
Declension
Declension of leder
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative leder lederen ledere lederne
genitive leders lederens lederes ledernes
Synonyms

Etymology 2

See lede (“to lead, conduct, run”) and lede (“to look, search”).

Verb

leder

  1. present of lede

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch leder, from Old Dutch *lether, from Proto-Germanic *leþrą, from Proto-Indo-European *létrom. Compare Low German Ledder, West Frisian leare, German Leder, English leather, Danish læder.

Pronunciation
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  • Hyphenation: le‧der

Noun

leder n (uncountable, diminutive ledertje n)

  1. leather
  2. short voor lederkarper, a species of carp

Synonyms

Anagrams

Middle English

Noun

leder

  1. Alternative form of lether

Adjective

leder

  1. Alternative form of lether

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈlêːdə̌ɾ]

Etymology 1

From lede +‎ -er

Noun

leder m (definite singular lederen, indefinite plural ledere, definite plural lederne)

  1. a leader
  2. (electricity) a conductor

Derived terms
Terms derived from leder

Etymology 2

Verb

leder

  1. present of lede

References

Swedish

Noun

leder

  1. indefinite plural of led

Verb

leder

  1. present tense of leda.
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