leich

See also: Leich

Middle High German

Etymology

From Old High German leih, from Proto-West Germanic *laik, from Proto-Germanic *laikaz (dance, game), from Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (“to bounce, shake, tremble”). Cognate with Old English lac (“play, sport”), Middle Low German lēk and Swedish lek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈleɪ̯x/

Noun

leich m

  1. a song consisting of strophes of unequal length
  2. amorous play, mating of animals, especially fish
  3. spawn (fish eggs)

Declension

Declension of leich (strong masculine without umlaut)
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein dër leich die leiche
genitive eines dës leiches dër leiche
dative eime dëm leiche dën leichen
accusative einen dën leich die leiche

See also

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