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leer.

leather

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/leːr/
  1. leather

    neuter · no-diminutive · uncountable
    Deze tas is gemaakt van hoogwaardig leer en is zeer duurzaam.
    Ik hou van de geur van vers leer, het is zo karakteristiek.
Where this word comes from

From leder through regular syncope of intervocalic -d- (compare weer, blij, la), from Middle Dutch leder, from Old Dutch *lether, from Proto-West Germanic *leþr, from Proto-Germanic *leþrą.

noun/leːr/
  1. doctrine

    feminine
    In de filosofie zijn er verschillende leren en opvattingen over de aard van de werkelijkheid.
  2. theory, teachings

    feminine
    Deze wetenschappelijke studie is gebaseerd op de nieuwste leren en onderzoek op het gebied van genetica.
    De afdeling biologie biedt verschillende leren aan, zoals celbiologie, ecologie en moleculaire biologie.
  3. a field of learning; set of lessons and theory on a subject within a discipline

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch lêre, from Old Dutch lēra, from Proto-West Germanic *laiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *laizō.

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