# der Leib

der Leib is a German noun meaning “trunk, torso”. Forms: des Leibes, die Leiber.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Leibes
- Plural: die Leiber

## In other languages

- Русский: тело, туловище

## Meanings

1. _archaic_ body
   - (Luke 22:19) — This is my body, which is given for you.
2. trunk, torso
3. belly, abdomen, stomach
4. womb
   - (Line from the Hail Mary) — Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

## Examples

- Uns fraßen bei lebendigem Leibe die Mücken. — We were being eaten alive by mosquitoes.
- Ist dir mit der ganzen Kleidung am Leib nicht zu warm? — Aren't you hot with all that clobber on?
- Das habe ich am eigenen Leib erfahren. — I found out the hard way.
- Die Ketzer wurden bei lebendigem Leibe verbrannt. — The heretics were burned alive.
- Die Mücken fraßen mich bei lebendigem Leibe auf. — I was being eaten alive by mosquitos.

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