leir

== Faroese == === Etymology === From Old Norse leir (“clay, mud”), from Proto-Germanic *laiza- (“clay”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- (“to smear”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlaiːɾ/ === Noun === leir n (genitive singular leirs, uncountable) clay ==== Usage notes ==== This word is for the sculpting material. For the material found in soil, see leirjørð. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== leirvørur (pottery, clay wares) leirker (clay vessel) leirkerasmiður (potter) === Further reading === "leir" at Sprotin.fo == Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse leir (“clay, mud”), from Proto-Germanic *laiza- (“clay”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- (“to smear”). Compare dialectal English lair (“a bog, a mire”). Cf. Danish ler, Norwegian Nynorsk leire and Swedish lera. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈleiːr/ Rhymes: -eiːr === Noun === leir m (genitive singular leirs, no plural) clay ==== Declension ==== == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === From the noun læger and Old Norse legr, with the meaning from German Lager. ==== Noun ==== leir m (definite singular leiren, indefinite plural leirer, definite plural leirene) a camp ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== leir f or m (definite singular leira or leiren, indefinite plural leirer, definite plural leirene) form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by leire === References === “leir” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From the noun læger and Old Norse legr, with the meaning from German Lager. === Noun === leir m (definite singular leiren, indefinite plural leirar, definite plural leirane) a camp ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “leir” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. === Anagrams === iler, leir, leri, lêri, lier, lire, reil == Old Irish == === Adjective === leir alternative spelling of léir == Romansh == === Verb === leir (Surmiran) alternative form of vuleir