Feminine

Lefze

Meaning

  1. (feminine, in-plural, often) lip of a dog, predator, etc. (particularly when aggressive, baring the teeth)
  2. (archaic, feminine) lip in general
  3. (feminine, obsolete) labium

Concepts

Synonyms

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

läffzge

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlɛftsə/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German lefse, lefs, from Old High German lefso, from Proto-West Germanic *lep ~ lip(i)ʀ-, from Proto-Germanic *lepaz (“lip”).

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