Leib

Meaning

1. (dated,masculine,strong) body
2. (masculine,strong) by semantic narrowing more specifically
3. (masculine,strong) by semantic narrowing more specifically
4. (masculine,strong) by semantic narrowing more specifically

Concepts

body

trunk

flesh

🥩

belly

clay

corpse

dead body

frame

hull

remains

resilience

spring

stiff

stomach

torso

womb

Aas

sound box

health

⚕️

organic structure

physical structure

cadaver

carcase

carcass

Synonyms

Körper

Bauch

Rumpf

Fleisch

🥩

Leichnam

Taille

Leiche

Lende

Magen

Mantel

🧥

Stuhlgang

Torso

Unterleib

fürstlich

Menschenkörper

Schallkörper

Körpermitte

Aas

Tierleiche

Groll

Hüfte

Kadaver

Kreuz

Leibchen

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/laɪ̯p/

Etymology

From Middle High German līp, from Old High German līb, from Proto-West Germanic *līb, from Proto-Germanic *lībą (“life, body”), from *lībaną (“to remain, stay, be left”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to stick, glue”). Cognate with German Low German Liev (“body”), Dutch lijf (“body”), English life, Swedish liv (“life, waist”).