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leer

adj · /leːɐ̯/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German lēr, lēre, lǣre, from Old High German lāri, from Proto-West Germanic *lāʀi, from Proto-Germanic *lēziz. Cognate with Bavarian lar, Dutch laar, English leer.

Translation

  1. empty

    Mein Leben ist leer ohne ihn.

    My life is hollow without him.

    Mein Leben ist leer ohne ihn.

    My life is empty without him.

    Mein Leben wäre völlig leer ohne dich.

    My life would be completely empty without you.

  2. blank source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  3. dead source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  4. blank source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en

leer

verb · /leːɐ̯/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German lēr, lēre, lǣre, from Old High German lāri, from Proto-West Germanic *lāʀi, from Proto-Germanic *lēziz. Cognate with Bavarian lar, Dutch laar, English leer.

Translation

to empty

singular imperative of leeren

  1. singular imperative of leeren form-of, imperative, singular
  2. first-person singular present of leeren colloquial, first-person, form-of, present, singular

Leer

name · /leːɐ̯/ ·
Etymology

From Old Frisian Hleri. From Nuer.

Translation

  1. a town and rural district of Lower Saxony, Germany neuter, proper-noun
  2. Leer (a town, the county seat of Leer County, Unity State, South Sudan) neuter, proper-noun
  3. Leer (a county of Unity State, South Sudan) neuter, proper-noun