German

Noun

Leder n ‎(genitive Leders, plural Leder)

1. leather

Declension

Derived terms

• ledern

Danish

Noun

leder c (singular definite lederen, plural indefinite ledere)

1. leader, manager, head
2. editorial
3. conductor

Inflection

Etymology 2

See lede ‎(“to lead, conduct, run”) and lede ‎(“to look, search”).

Verb

leder

1. present tense of lede

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: le‧der

Etymology

From Middle Dutch leder, from Old Dutch *lether, from Proto-Germanic *leþrą, from Proto-Indo-European *létrom. Compare Low German Ledder, West Frisian leare, German Leder, English leather, Danish læder.

Noun

leder n ‎(uncountable, diminutive ledertje n)

1. leather
2. short voor lederkarper, a species of carp

Synonyms

• leer

Anagrams

• deler, relde

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From lede +‎ -er

Noun

leder m ‎(definite singular lederen, indefinite plural ledere, definite plural lederne)

1. a leader
2. (electricity) a conductor

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

leder

1. present tense of lede

References

• “leder” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Swedish

Noun

leder

1. indefinite plural of led

Verb

leder

1. present tense of leda.