Leiste

From Middle High German līste, from Old High German līsta, from Proto-West Germanic *līstā, from Proto-Germanic *līstǭ. Doublet of Liste.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪ̯stə/

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Leiste f (genitive Leiste, plural Leisten)

1. (carpentry) lath used as covering or support; skirting board; ledge, ledger
2. (textiles, technology) row of buttons, switches, or similar elements
3. (anatomy) groin
4. (heraldry) bar

• Fußbodenleiste, Fußleiste, Kehrleiste, Scheuerleiste, Sockelleiste, Sesselleiste
• Menübandleiste, Hakenleiste, Zeitleiste

• “Leiste” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Leiste” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Leiste” in Duden online
• “Leiste” in OpenThesaurus.de
•   Leiste on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪ̯ʃtə/

Leiste f

1. plural of Leist