Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/līką

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Proto-Germanic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (“image, likeness; similar, like”). Cognate with Lithuanian lýgus (“equal, level, flat, even, like”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*līką n

  1. body
    Synonyms: *būkaz, *hrefaz
  2. corpse, dead body
    Synonym: *līkahamô
Inflection
neuter a-stemDeclension of *līką (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *līką *līkō
vocative *līką *līkō
accusative *līką *līkō
genitive *līkas, *līkis *līkǫ̂
dative *līkai *līkamaz
instrumental *līkō *līkamiz
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Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- (“to bind”). Cognate with Latin ligō (“to bind”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*līką n

  1. leech-line, bolt-rope
Descendants
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