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Leich

Bavarian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German līche, līch f (“body”), from Old High German līh, (“body, shape, figure”), from Proto-West Germanic *līk, from Proto-Germanic *līką, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (“image, likeness; similar, like”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑɛ̯ç/
  • IPA(key): /ˈlæːç/ (East Central, Vienna)

Noun

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Leich f (plural Leichn)

  1. corpse, dead body
  2. funeral

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Derived terms

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Central Franconian

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Alternative forms

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  • Lich (most dialects of Ripuarian)
  • Liech (some dialects of Ripuarian)

Etymology

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From Middle High German leich, from Old High German līh.

Noun

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Leich f

  1. (Moselle Franconian) corpse (dead human body)

East Central German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German līche, līch f (“body”), from Old High German līh n, f, (“body, shape, figure”). Compare German Leiche.

Noun

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Leich f (plural Leing)

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) corpse, body
    sisst wie ne Leich
    You look lik a corpse.

Derived terms

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References

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  • 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 80:

German

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Middle High German leich, from Old High German leih, from Proto-West Germanic *laik (“dance, game”). Cognate with Old English lac (“play, sport”), Middle Low German lēk and Swedish lek.

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Noun

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Leich m (strong, genitive Leiches or Leichs, plural Leiche or Leichs)

  1. a song consisting of strophes of unequal length

Declension

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Declension of Leich [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Leich die Leiche, Leichs
genitive eines des Leiches, Leichs der Leiche, Leichs
dative einem dem Leich, Leiche1 den Leichen, Leichs
accusative einen den Leich die Leiche, Leichs

1Now rare, see notes.

Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German leich, from Old High German līh. Compare German Leiche, Dutch lijk, Old English līc, which was modernized to English lich.

Noun

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Leich f (plural Leiche)

  1. corpse, body (deceased)

Plautdietsch

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German lîk, from Old Saxon līk.

Noun

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Leich f (plural Leichen)

  1. corpse, dead body, cadaver
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