Glied

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German glit, gelit, from Old High German gilid, collective (with ge-) derivation from lid, from Proto-Germanic *liþuz. Cognate with Dutch lid, gelid, dialectal English lith. Also related with English limb. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡliːt/ Rhymes: -iːt === Noun === Glied n (strong, genitive Gliedes or Glieds, plural Glieder) (anatomy) external body part (usually) limb, joint Synonym: Gliedmaße (euphemistic) genital organ, (especially) the male one, the penis, member (archaic) any other 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 ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== Körperglied (“limb”) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== gliedern Mitglied === Further reading === Glied on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de “Glied” in Duden online “Glied” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache