Dauerleihgabe
German, noun[ˈdaʊ̯ɐˌlaɪ̯ɡaːbə]
Dauerleihgabe is spelled D-A-U-E-R-L-E-I-H-G-A-B-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 102,515th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dauerleihgabe is a German feminine noun meaning “permanent loan (of a piece of art, etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gegenstand, der vom Eigentümer meist für einen unbefristeten Zeitraum an jemanden (Museum, Galerie oder…”.
What does Dauerleihgabe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepermanent loan (of a piece of art, etc.)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gegenstand, der vom Eigentümer meist für einen unbefristeten Zeitraum an jemanden (Museum, Galerie oder Ähnliches) abgegeben wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Dauerleihgabe
- Dauerleihgaben plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Dauerleihgabe?
- [ˈdaʊ̯ɐˌlaɪ̯ɡaːbə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Dauerleihgabe in German?
Dauerleihgabe appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).