Leiter

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlaɪ̯tər/, [ˈlaɪ̯.tɐ] === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German leiter(e), from Old High German (h)leitara, from Proto-Germanic *hlaidrijō. ==== Noun ==== Leiter f (genitive Leiter, plural Leitern, diminutive Leiterchen n or Leiterlein n) ladder ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Hungarian: létra Serbo-Croatian: lótre, lójtre === Etymology 2 === From Middle High German leitære, from Old High German leitāri. Equivalent to leiten (“to lead”) +‎ -er. ==== Noun ==== Leiter m (strong, genitive Leiters, plural Leiter, feminine Leiterin) agent noun of leiten leader, director, manager, head, chief (male or of unspecified sex) (physics, electricity, electronics) conductor, lead, wire, line ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Further reading === “Leiter”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)