Leichnam

German

Etymology

From Middle High German līchname, from Old High German līhhinhamo, alternative form of līhhamo, from Proto-Germanic *līkahamô. Cognate with Old English lichama.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪ̯çˌnaːm/, /ˈlaɪ̯ç.nam/
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Noun

Leichnam m (genitive Leichnams, plural Leichname)

corpse (dead human body)

Declension

Declension of Leichnam

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Leichnam	die	Leichname
genitive	eines	des	Leichnams	der	Leichname
dative	einem	dem	Leichnam	den	Leichnamen
accusative	einen	den	Leichnam	die	Leichname

Synonyms

Leiche f

Further reading

Leichnam in Duden online

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