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leren.

to learn, to study

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈleːrə(n)/
  1. to learn, to study

    intransitive · transitive
  2. to teach

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch leren, from Old Dutch lēren, from Proto-West Germanic *laiʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *laizijaną.

adj/ˈleːrə(n)/
  1. leathern (made of leather)

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Contraction of lederen, from Middle Dutch lederijn, lederen (but also already leren). Equivalent to leer + -en.

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