lera

See also: lerá, lêra, lerä, lẽ ra, and Lera

Albanian

Noun

lera

1. inflection of lerë:
   1. definite nominative singular
   2. indefinite nominative/accusative plural

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leɾa/ [le.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa, -a
• Hyphenation: le‧ra

Noun

lera inan

1. sledge, sleigh

   Synonym: narra

Declension

Declension of lera (inan a-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	lera	lera	lerak	lerok
ergative	lerak	lerak	lerek	lerok
dative	lerari	lerari	lerei	leroi
genitive	leraren	leraren	leren	leron
comitative	lerarekin	lerarekin	lerekin	lerokin
causative	lerarengatik	lerarengatik	lerengatik	lerongatik
benefactive	lerarentzat	lerarentzat	lerentzat	lerontzat
instrumental	leraz	leraz	lerez	lerotaz
inessive	leratan	leran	leretan	lerotan
locative	leratako	lerako	leretako	lerotako
allative	leratara	lerara	leretara	lerotara
terminative	lerataraino	leraraino	leretaraino	lerotaraino
directive	leratarantz	lerarantz	leretarantz	lerotarantz
destinative	leratarako	lerarako	leretarako	lerotarako
ablative	leratatik	leratik	leretatik	lerotatik
partitive	lerarik	—	—	—
prolative	leratzat	—	—	—

Further reading

• “lera”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “lera”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Fordata

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləjaw.

Noun

lera

1. (astronomy) sun

Galician

Etymology 1

Verb

lera

1. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of ler

Etymology 2

From Latin lanerum, from lana (“wool”).

Alternative forms

• leira

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛɾa̝/

Noun

lera f (plural leras)

1. kind of short cloak made of felt

   Synonym: mantelo

2. apron

   Synonyms: mantelo, sabela

Related terms

• la
• lella
• lello

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “lera”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “lera”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “lera”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French le rat.

Noun

lera

1. rat

References

• Baker, Philip; Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. (1987), Diksiyoner kreol morisyeṅ [Mauritian Creole Dictionary] (in French and English), Paris: L'Harmattan, →ISBN, page 198
• Carpooran, Arnaud (2011), Diksioner Morisien [Mauritian Dictionary] (in Mauritian Creole), second edition, Éditions Le Printemps, →ISBN, page 627

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *laiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *laizō.

Noun

lēra f

1. teaching, lore

Inflection

Declension of lēra (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	lēra	lēra, lēron
accusative	lēra, lēron	lēra, lēron
genitive	lēron	lērono
dative	lēron	lēron

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: lêre
  • Dutch: leer
  • Limburgish: lieër

Further reading

• “lēra”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *laiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *laizō, from *laizijaną. Cognate with Old Saxon lēra, Old English lār (English lore).

Noun

lēra f

1. teaching, lore
2. doctrine

Descendants

• Middle High German: lēre
  • German: Lehre
  • Luxembourgish: Léier

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *laiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *laizō.

Noun

lēra f

1. teaching, lore

Declension

lēra (feminine a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	lēra	lēra
accusative	lēra	lēra
genitive	lērō	lēranō
dative	lēru	lērum
instrumental	—	—

Descendants

• Middle Low German: lêre, lêr, lâre, lâr
  • Low German: leer
  • German Low German: Lehre, Lehr
  • Plautdietsch: Lia
  • → Danish: lære
  • → Estonian: leer
  • → Norwegian: lære
  • → Swedish: lära

References

• Köbler, Gerhard (2014), Altsächsisches Wörterbuch‎^[2] (in German), 5th edition

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈle.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈle.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: le‧ra
• Rhymes: -eɾɐ

Verb

lera

1. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of ler

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French rat.

Noun

lera

1. rat

References

• D'Offay, Danielle; Lionnet, Guy (1982), Diksyonner kreol-franse [Creole-French Dictionary] (in French), Hamburg: Buske, →ISBN

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ler, from Old Norse leir. Cognate with Old Norse leira, Icelandic leir, Danish ler and Norwegian Bokmål leire.

Pronunciation

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Noun

lera c (countable and uncountable)

1. mud, in particular relatively dry
2. clay

Declension

Declension of lera

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	lera	leras
	definite	leran	lerans
plural	indefinite	leror	lerors
	definite	lerorna	lerornas

Derived terms

• blålera
• lerig

References

• “lera”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “lera”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “lera”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• real, real.