leidsam
German, adjective/ˈlaɪ̯tˌzaːm/
leidsam is spelled L-E-I-D-S-A-M (7 letters). Leidsam is a German adjective meaning “woeful, distressing, sorrowful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Leid bringend, verursachend”.
What does leidsam mean in English?
adjective
- 1
woeful, distressing, sorrowful
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Leid bringend, verursachend 2. leidtragend, Leid erduldend 3. umgänglich, verträglich, gut zu leidend
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 leidsam
- leidsamer masculine nominative singular
- am leidsamsten superlative
- leidsame feminine nominative singular
- leidsames neuter nominative singular
- leidsamen genitive masculine singular
- leidsamem dative masculine singular
- der leidsame definite includes-article masculine
- die leidsame definite feminine includes-article
- das leidsame definite includes-article neuter
- die leidsamen definite includes-article nominative
- des leidsamen definite genitive includes-article
- der leidsamen definite feminine genitive
- dem leidsamen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce leidsam?
- /ˈlaɪ̯tˌzaːm/
- /ˈlaɪ̯tˌzam/
- [ˈlaɪ̯tˌzaːm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.