Swedish noun

ett läder

leather/ˈlɛːdɛr/

Meaning

leather

In Swedish: bearbetad djurhud (som används till skor, väskor etc)

Forms

Forms of läder
Singular, indefiniteett läder
Singular, definitelädret

läder is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort läder, det stora lädret. Check another noun

Practise läder

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Is it en läder or ett läder?

Words built with läder

  • läderväska leather purse
  • svinläder pigskin

Questions

What does läder mean in English?

läder means “leather”.

Is it en läder or ett läder?

It is ett läder, and “the leather” is lädret.

Origin

From Old Swedish lædher (“leather”), from Old Norse leðr (“leather”), from Proto-Germanic *leþrą.

Nearby common words

läder is number 6,399 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 6,395kläm a squeeze; a narrow passage or a difficult situation, energy, emphasis, force, skill; med kläm
  • 6,396dygd virtue, chastity
  • 6,397eko echo
  • 6,398förlovning engagement
  • 6,400strategisk strategic
  • 6,401avslut closure, closure, finish, termination
  • 6,402sushi sushi
  • 6,403flott smart, stylish
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary