Leiche

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, Low German Lieke, Old English līċ, Swedish lik. Related to German gleich, English like and German -lich, English -ly.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaɪ̯çə/ (Germany)
    • Audio:(file)(Germany)
  • IPA(key): /ˈlaɪ̯çɛ/, [ˈlaɛ̯-] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
  • Homophone: Laiche
  • Hyphenation: Lei‧che
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯çə

Noun

Leiche f (genitive Leiche, plural Leichen)

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

Declension

Declension of Leiche [feminine]
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

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Leiche

  1. plural of Leich
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