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Glied.

external body part

5 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡliːt/
  1. external body part limb, joint

    neuter · strong · usually
  2. external body part genital organ, (especially) the male one, the penis, member

    euphemistic · neuter · strong
  3. external body part any other external body part

    archaic · neuter · strong
  4. member, part

    neuter · strong
  5. link (in a chain)

    neuter · strong
  6. group of (usually three) soldiers standing or marching next to each other in a formation, (loosely also) the formation as a whole

    neuter · strong
  7. term

    neuter · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German glit, gelit, from Old High German gilid, collective (with ge-) derivation from lid, from Proto-Germanic *liþuz. Cognate with Dutch lid, gelid, dialectal English lith. Also related with English limb.

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