Glied

Meaning

(neuter,strong,usually) external body part
(euphemistic,neuter,strong) external body part
(archaic,neuter,strong) external body part
(neuter,strong) member, part
(neuter,strong) link (in a chain)
(neuter,strong) group of (usually three) soldiers standing or marching next to each other in a formation, (loosely also) the formation as a whole
(neuter,strong) term

Frequency

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡliːt/

Etymology

From Middle High German glit, gelit, from Old High German gilid, collective derivation from lid, from Proto-Germanic *liþuz. Cognate with Dutch lid, gelid, dialectal English lith. Also related with English limb.