Leeb

East Central German

Etymology

From Middle High German lewe, löuwe, lauwe, from Old High German lewo, lēo, from Proto-West Germanic *lewo, *lēwo (“lion”). Compare German Löwe

Noun

Leeb m (plural Leem)

1. (Erzgebirgisch) lion

Derived terms

• Leemmaul
• Leemzah

Further reading

• Hendrik Heidler (11 June 2020), Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎ (in German), 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 79

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German lewe, from Old High German leo (both with variants), from Latin leō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leːp/

Noun

Leeb m (plural Leeve, feminine Leevin, diminutive Leebche)

1. lion

Derived terms

• Leebmeilche

Further reading

• Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Leeb”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch

Pennsylvania German

Etymology 1

Compare German Laib, English loaf.

Noun

Leeb m (plural Leeb)

1. loaf (of bread)

Etymology 2

Compare German Löwe, Dutch leeuw.

Noun

Leeb m (plural Leewe)

1. lion
2. Leo (astrological sign)