Leiche

See also: léiche

German

Etymology

From Middle High German līche, līch f (“body”), from Old High German līh n, f, (“body, shape, figure”), from Proto-Germanic *līką n, from Proto-Indo-European *līg-. Cognate with Dutch lijk, Old English līc, Danish lig. Related with German gleich, English like.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪ̯çə/
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Homophone: Laiche
Rhymes: -aɪ̯çə

Noun

Leiche f (genitive Leiche, plural Leichen)

dead body, corpse

Declension

Declension of Leiche

	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

Synonyms

Leichnam (see there for usage notes)

Derived terms

Further reading

Leiche in Duden online

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Leiche

plural of Leich

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