liisli

Alemannic German

Etymology

Related to German leise (“queit, soft”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈliːsli/

Adverb

liisli

  1. quietly, softly
    • 1903, Robert Walser, Der Teich:
      …isch das—do pläret öpper, aber ganz lisli.
      Is that—there's someone crying, but really softly.
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