Leibeigener

German

Etymology

Substantivization of leibeigen (literally “body-owned”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlaɪ̯pˌaɪ̯ɡənər/, [ˈlaɪ̯pˌʔaɪ̯.ɡə.nɐ], [ˈlaɪ̯pˌʔaɪ̯.ɡŋ̍.nɐ]

Noun

Leibeigener m (adjectival, definite nominative der Leibeigene, genitive (des) Leibeigenen, plural Leibeigene, definite plural die Leibeigenen, feminine Leibeigene)

  1. (history, especially European Middle Ages) serf (peasant bound to his lord's land and required to work for him)
  2. (loosely or in other contexts) any unfree person, slave, indentured servant

Declension

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Noun

Leibeigener f

  1. inflection of Leibeigene:
    1. strong genitive/dative singular
    2. strong genitive plural

Further reading
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