Lefze

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

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

läffzge

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɛftsə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: lefse

Inherited from Old High German: lefso

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”).

Concepts

lip

flew

Synonyms

Lippe

Translations

χείλος

llavi

dudak

lêv

labium

lip

warga

lábio

labio

belfo

lèvre

labbro

χείλι

labellum

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