Leute

German

Etymology

From Old High German liuti, also liudi, from Proto-Germanic *liudīz (“people”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- (“man, people”). Compare Dutch lieden/luden/luiden "people", Old Norse lýðir (“people”) (whence Icelandic lýður), Old Saxon liudi, Old English lēode (“people”), English lede (“people”), Gothic *𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸𐍃 (*liuþs), Russian люди (ljudi), Bulgarian люде (ljude). More at leod.

Alternative forms
  • Leut (colloquial or poetic)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɔʏ̯tə/
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  • Homophones: läute, Läute

Noun

Leute m pl (diminutive Leutchen or Leutlein)

  1. people (several individual persons or humanity in general)

Declension
Declension of Leute (plural only)
singular
def. noun
nominative die Leute
genitive der Leute
dative den Leuten
accusative die Leute

Usage notes
  • A backformed singular Leut m (“person”) may be heard in colloquial speech. It is rare and usually humorous.

Further reading

Noun 2

Leute

  1. plural of Leut
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