Leiche

See also: léiche

German

Etymology

From Old High German līh (akin to Old English līc, Dutch lijk, Danish lig), from Proto-Germanic *līką, from Proto-Indo-European *līg-.

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

Derived terms

Terms derived from Leiche

Leichenzug
Moorleiche

Further reading

Leiche in Duden online

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Leiche

plural of Leich

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