lih

See also: líh and -lih

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Lihir.

Symbol

lih

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Lihir.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Lihir terms

Middle High German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈliːh/

Verb

līh

1. second-person singular present imperative of līhen

Old High German

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-

Proto-Germanic *līką

Proto-West Germanic *līk

Old High German lih

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *līk, from Proto-Germanic *līką, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-.

Noun

līh f or n

1. (anatomy) body

Declension

Declension of līh (feminine i-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	līh	līhi
accusative	līh	līhi
genitive	līhi	līho
dative	līhi	līhim, līhen

Declension of līh (neuter a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	līh	līh
accusative	līh	līh
genitive	līhes	līho
dative	līhe	līhum
instrumental	līhu	—

Descendants

• Middle High German: lîch, lîche, leich
  • Central Franconian: Lich
  • Bavarian: Leich
  • German: Leiche
  • Luxembourgish: Läich