leder

See also: Leder, lêder, and ledér

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leːdər/, [ˈleːðɐ]

Etymology 1

From lede (“to lead, conduct”) +‎ -er.

Noun

leder c (singular definite lederen, plural indefinite ledere)

1. leader, manager, head
2. editorial (opinion article in newspaper, made by editors)
3. conductor (esp. of electrical charge)

Declension

Declension of leder

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	leder	lederen	ledere	lederne
genitive	leders	lederens	lederes	ledernes

Synonyms

• halvleder, superleder

Etymology 2

See lede (“to lead, conduct, run”) and lede (“to look, search”).

Verb

leder

1. present of lede

Further reading

• leder on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch leder, from Old Dutch *lether, from Proto-West Germanic *leþr, from Proto-Germanic *leþrą, from Proto-Indo-European *létrom.

Compare Low German Ledder, West Frisian leare, German Leder, English leather, Danish læder.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleː.dər/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: le‧der
• Rhymes: -eːdər

Noun

leder n (uncountable, diminutive ledertje n)

1. leather

   De stoelen zijn bekleed met zacht leder voor extra comfort.

   The chairs are upholstered with soft leather for extra comfort.

   Deze tas is gemaakt van hoogwaardig leder en is zeer duurzaam.

   This bag is made of high-quality leather and is very durable.

   In deze winkel kun je prachtige accessoires van leder vinden.

   In this shop, you can find beautiful accessories made of leather.

2. Short for lederkarper.

Synonyms

• leer

Anagrams

• deler, relde

Middle English

Noun

leder

1. Alternative form of lether

Adjective

leder

1. Alternative form of lether

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlêːdə̌ɾ]

Etymology 1

From lede +‎ -er.

Noun

leder m (definite singular lederen, indefinite plural ledere, definite plural lederne)

1. a leader
2. (electricity) a conductor

Derived terms

• halvleder
• lederskap
• lederstil
• møteleder
• nestleder
• opposisjonsleder
• partileder
• styreleder
• superleder
• urinleder
• veileder

 

Etymology 2

Verb

leder

1. present of lede

References

• “leder” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse leðr. Akin to English leather

Noun

leder n (definite singular ledret, indefinite plural leder, definite plural ledri)

1. (pre-1901) alternative form of lêr (“leather”)

References

• “leder” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Swedish

Noun

leder

1. indefinite plural of led

Verb

leder

1. present indicative of leda