Leiche

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See also: léiche

German

Etymology

From Middle High German līche, līch f (“body”), from Old High German līh n, f, (“body, shape, figure”).

Cognate with Dutch lijk, Old English līċ, Swedish lik. Related to German gleich, English like and German -lich, English -ly.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

Leiche f (genitive Leiche, plural Leichen)

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

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

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Leiche

plural of Leich

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