Polyglot Dictionary

Leib

/laɪ̯p/

der noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Leiber

Meaning

  1. body

    • Er zitterte am ganzen Leib.

      He trembled all over.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Körper

Körper is the neutral, anatomical word for "body"; Leib is more literary or archaic, often used philosophically, the body as opposed to the soul.

Similar in other languages

French

corps

corps is the French word for the same thing — both mean "body."

Portuguese

corpo

corpo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "body."

Practice

1 What does Leib mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er zitterte am ganzen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Leib?

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