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

belly

flesh

stomach

resilience

spring

health

frame

hull

sound box

torso

womb

organic structure

physical structure

remains

Aas

cadaver

carcase

carcass

clay

corpse

dead body

stiff

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”).