Neuter
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
Concepts
Synonyms
männliches Glied
Kettenglied
Gliedmaß
Akre
Teil einer Kette
Pimmelmann
Pillermann
Bauglied
Steifer
Konstituens
Prengel
Kindermacher
Piephahn
Zumpferl
Pillemann
Pillemännchen
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
glaich
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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Sentences
Verbindendes Glied zwischen allen historischen Straßen ist die Hervorhebung des Kulturerbes Frankreichs .
The connecting link between all historic roads is the highlighting of France's cultural heritage.