Lehm

Meaning

1. (masculine, strong) loam
2. (masculine, strong) clay

Concepts

clay

loam

mud

argil

dirt

pug

stratum of loam

slippery ground

Synonyms

Ton

Tonerde

Schlamm

Ziegelton

Schmutz

Pickel

Morast

tönern

Lehmschicht

glatter Boden

Kot

Dialects

Aargau

lätt

Basel-Landschaft

laim

Basel-Landschaft

lätte

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/leːm/

Etymology

From Middle High German leime, from Old High German leimo, from Proto-West Germanic *laimō, from Proto-Germanic *laimô, variant of *laimaz. The modern vocalism is Central and Low German; compare German lêm, from German lēmo. The regular form was replaced due to its becoming homophonous with unrelated Leim (“glue”).