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 13^th CE) /ˈlɛi̯x/

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

• Leich on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de