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Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old High German līh, from Proto-Germanic *līką. Cognate with German Leiche, Dutch lijk.
Noun
Läich f (plural Läichen)
- corpse, dead body
Etymology 2
Borrowed from German Laich, from Middle High German leich. Formally adapted to etymology 1 because the German word is homophonous with Leiche (but for the final -e). If it had been inherited, the Luxembourgish form would be *Leech. Compare similarly Säit (“string”).
Noun
Läich m (uncountable)
- spawn
- Synonym: (native term) Bruck