Leber

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German lebara, from Proto-West Germanic *libru; akin to Dutch lever, English liver, Danish lever.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈleːbɐ/
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Noun

Leber f (genitive Leber, plural Lebern, diminutive Leberlein n)

liver
(idiomatic) someplace deep within one
Ich rede von der Leber. ― I'm speaking from the heart.

Declension

Declension of Leber [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Leber	die	Lebern
genitive	einer	der	Leber	der	Lebern
dative	einer	der	Leber	den	Lebern
accusative	eine	die	Leber	die	Lebern

Derived terms

Leberkäse
Leberwurst
Lebertran
Leberegel
Lebermoos
Gänseleber
Kalbsleber
Stopfleber
Säuferleber
jemandem ist eine Laus über die Leber gelaufen

Descendants

→ Kashubian: léberka

Further reading

“Leber” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Leber” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Leber” in Duden online
Leber on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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