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/
Audio (Austria) (file) Audio (file) - 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
- Karteileiche
- Leichenhalle
- Leichenhaus
- Leichentuch
- Leichenzug
- Moorleiche
Further reading
- Leiche in Duden online
Pennsylvania German
Noun
Leiche
- plural of Leich