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leicht

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See also: Leicht and léicht

Bavarian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German [Term?] and Old High German līht, from Proto-West Germanic *lį̄ht, from Proto-Germanic *linhtaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-. Cognates include German leicht, English light, Dutch licht, Danish let.

Adjective

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leicht (comparative leichter, superlative leichtestn)

  1. light (not heavy)
  2. easy, simple (not difficult)
  3. slight

Adverb

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leicht

  1. slightly

Etymology 2

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Adverb

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leicht

  1. clipping of vülleicht

German

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Etymology

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    From Middle High German līht, from Old High German līht, from Proto-West Germanic *lį̄ht, from Proto-Germanic *linhtaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-. Compare English light, Dutch licht, Danish let.

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    leicht (strong nominative masculine singular leichter, comparative leichter, superlative am leichtesten)

    1. light (not heavy)
      Nur leichte Autos sollten diese Brücke befahren.Only light cars should drive on this bridge.
    2. easy (not difficult)
      Synonym: einfach
      eine leichte Aufgabean easy task
    3. light, lite, diet (of food which is low in calories)
      Usage note: normally, the English term light is used, e.g. in Light-Produkte = food with low sugar or calories
    4. slight
      ein leichter Unterschieda slight difference

    Declension

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    Antonyms

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    Derived terms

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    Adverb

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    leicht

    1. slightly
      Synonyms: wenig, ein wenig, etwas
    2. easily
    3. (Austria, Bavaria, modal, in questions) really, perhaps; expresses surprise, assumption, suspicion, or the expectation of a negative answer; often untranslatable
      Synonym: etwa
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    Further reading

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    • leicht”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
    • leicht” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • leicht” in Duden online

    Hunsrik

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    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    leicht (comparative leichter, superlative leichtest)

    1. light (not heavy)
    2. easy (not difficult)

    Declension

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    Declension of leicht (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives)
    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter
    weak inflection nominative leicht leicht leicht leichte
    accusative leichte leicht leicht leichte
    dative leichte leichte leichte leichte
    strong inflection nominative leichter leichte leichtes leichte
    accusative leichte leichte leichtes leichte
    dative leichtem leichter leichtem leichte

    Further reading

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    • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “leicht”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch

    Pennsylvania German

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    Etymology

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    Compare German leicht, Dutch licht, English light.

    Adjective

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    leicht

    1. light, easy, simple