Leiche

See also: léiche

German

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-
Proto-Germanic *līką
Proto-West Germanic *līk
Old High German līh
Middle High German līche
German Leiche

    Inherited from Middle High German līche, from Old High German līh, from Proto-West Germanic *līk, from Proto-Germanic *līką, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-. Cognate with Luxembourgish Läich, English lich, Dutch lijk, Old Norse lík, Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺 (leik). Related to German gleich, English like and German -lich, English -ly.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈlaɪ̯çə/ (Germany)
      • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • IPA(key): /ˈlaɪ̯çɛ/, [ˈlaɛ̯-] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
    • Homophone: Laiche
    • Hyphenation: Lei‧che
    • Rhymes: -aɪ̯çə

    Noun

    Leiche f (genitive Leiche, plural Leichen)

    1. dead body, corpse, cadaver, carcass
      Synonym: (see there for usage notes) Leichnam

    Declension

    Declension of Leiche [feminine]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative eine die Leiche die Leichen
    genitive einer der Leiche der Leichen
    dative einer der Leiche den Leichen
    accusative eine die Leiche die Leichen

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    Further reading

    • “Leiche” in Duden online
    • “Leiche” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

    Pennsylvania German

    Noun

    Leiche

    1. plural of Leich
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