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Leine

Leine

See also: léine and lèine

English

Proper noun

Leine

A surname.

German

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪ̯nə/

Etymology 1

Middle High German līne, from Old High German līna, from Proto-Germanic *līnǭ ‎(“rope, string”).

Noun

Leine f ‎(genitive Leine, plural Leinen)

leash (strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal)

Declension

Declension of Leine

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Leine	die	Leinen
genitive	einer	der	Leine	der	Leinen
dative	einer	der	Leine	den	Leinen
accusative	eine	die	Leine	die	Leinen

Related terms

Etymology 2

Leine

nominative plural of Lein
accusative plural of Lein
genitive plural of Lein