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Glied
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German glit, gelit, from Old High German gilid, collective derivation from lid, from Proto-Germanic *liþuz. Cognate with Dutch lid, gelid, dialectal English lith. Also related with English limb.
Pronunciation
Noun
Glied n (strong, genitive Gliedes or Glieds, plural Glieder)
- (anatomy) external body part
- member, part
- link (in a chain)
- (military) group of (usually three) soldiers standing or marching next to each other in a formation, (loosely also) the formation as a whole
- (mathematics) term
Declension
Declension of Glied [neuter, strong]
1Now rare, see notes.
Hyponyms
- Körperglied (“limb”)
Derived terms
- Bindeglied
- Gliederreißen
- Gliederschmerz
- Hinterglied
- Ruhe im Glied
- Stellglied (“final control element”)
- Vorderglied
Related terms
Further reading
Glied on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Glied” in Duden online
- “Glied” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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