Neuter

Glied

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

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

glaich

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

gliid

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡliːt/
Etymology

In summary

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.

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