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Leiche

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See also: léiche

German

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Etymology

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    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-. Related to German gleich, English like and German -lich, English -ly.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    Leiche f (genitive Leiche, plural Leichen)

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

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    Derived terms

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    Further reading

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

    Pennsylvania German

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    Noun

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    Leiche

    1. plural of Leich