leir

See also:leír,léir,andlèir

Icelandic

Etymology

FromOld Norseleir(“clay, mud”),fromProto-Germanic*laiza-(“clay”),probably fromProto-Indo-European*h₂leyH-(“to smear”).Compare dialectalEnglishlair(“a bog, a mire”).Cf.Danishler,Norwegian NynorskleireandSwedishlera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈleiːr/

  Rhymes:-eiːr

Noun

leirm(genitive singularleirs,no plural)

1. clay

Declension

declension of leir

m-s1	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	leir	leirinn
accusative	leir	leirinn
dative	leir	leirnum
genitive	leirs	leirsins

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From the nounlægerandOld Norselegr,with the meaning fromGermanLager.

Noun

leirm(definite singularleiren,indefinite pluralleirer,definite pluralleirene)

1. acamp

Derived terms

• arbeidsleir
• dødsleir
• fangeleir
• konsentrasjonsleir
• leirbål
• militærleir
• treningsleir

Etymology 2

Noun

leirform(definite singularleiraorleiren,indefinite pluralleirer,definite pluralleirene)

1. form removed with thespelling reform of 2005;superseded byleire

References

• “leir”inThe Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the nounlægerandOld Norselegr,with the meaning fromGermanLager.

Noun

leirm(definite singularleiren,indefinite pluralleirar,definite pluralleirane)

1. acamp

Derived terms

• arbeidsleir
• dødsleir
• fangeleir
• konsentrasjonsleir
• leirbål
• militærleir
• treningsleir

References

• “leir”inThe Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• iler,leir,leri,lêri,lier,lire,reil

Old Irish

Adjective

leir

1. Alternative spelling ofléir

Romansch

Verb

leir

1. (Surmiran)Alternative form ofvuleir