ledern

leathery

adjective LAY-dern Rare

Origin: from Leder (leather)

Also means

made of leather

Usage Note

ledern means made of leather or leather-like, from Leder. Material adjectives in -ern are uninflected for material but inflect normally as attributes: eine lederne Tasche. Of skin it implies toughness.

Examples

"Der Seemann hatte eine wettergegerbte, lederne Haut."

Natural Translation

The sailor had weather-tanned, leathery skin.

Literal Translation

The sailor had weather-tanned, leathery skin.

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