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leise.

quiet, soft, low

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Meaning & usage

adj/ˈlaɪ.zə/[ˈlaɪ̯.zə]/ˈlaɛ̯.sɛ/Austria
  1. quiet, soft, low

  2. slight, faint, light

Where this word comes from

From Middle High German līse (also linse), from Old High German *līsi, from Proto-West Germanic *līs(ī) (“low, soft, gentle”).

adv/ˈlaɪ.zə/[ˈlaɪ̯.zə]/ˈlaɛ̯.sɛ/Austria
  1. quietly, softly, low

  2. slightly, faintly, lightly

Where this word comes from

From Middle High German līse (also līs, līnse), from Old High German līso, from Proto-West Germanic *līsō, *līsijō, from the adjective (see above).

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