lichama

Old English

Alternative forms

• līcema, līchoma

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *līkahamô (“body, bodily frame, corpse”), equivalent to līc +‎ hama. Cognate with German Leichnam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliːkˌxɑ.mɑ/, [ˈliːkˌhɑ.mɑ]

Noun

līchama m

1. the body (generally of a living person), the corporeal (versus the spiritual) part of man
2. trunk (of the body)
3. corpse

Declension

Declension of lichama (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	līchama	līchaman
accusative	līchaman	līchaman
genitive	līchaman	līchamena
dative	līchaman	līchamum

Descendants

• Middle English: likame
  • English: likam