Leiche

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: léiche

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German līche, līch f (“body”), from Old High German līh n, f, (“body, shape, figure”).

Cognate with Dutch lijk, Old English līċ, Swedish lik. Related to German gleich, English like and German -lich, English -ly.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Leiche f (genitive Leiche, plural Leichen)

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

Declension[edit]

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

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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

Pennsylvania German[edit]

Noun[edit]

Leiche

  1. plural of Leich
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Leiche&oldid=72153681"