Leim

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German and Old High German līm, from Proto-West Germanic *līm, from Proto-Germanic *līmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sley- (“smooth; slick; sticky; slimy”) (modern English slime). Cognate with English lime. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /laɪ̯m/ Rhymes: -aɪ̯m === Noun === Leim m (strong, genitive Leimes or Leims, plural Leime) glue ==== Usage notes ==== Leim is generally restricted to glue used on hard materials, particularly wood. The more general word is Klebstoff. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== leimen Leimkraut Leimschleuderspinne === See also === Kleber m Klebstoff m === Further reading === “Leim” in Duden online “Leim”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) == Pennsylvania German == === Etymology === From Middle High German and Old High German līm, from Proto-West Germanic *līm, from Proto-Germanic *līmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sley- (“smooth; slick; sticky; slimy”). Compare German Leim, Dutch lijm. === Noun === Leim m glue