leich

See also: Leich

Middle High German

Etymology

Category:Middle High German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#LEICHCategory:Middle High German terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leyg-#LEICH

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

Pronunciation

Noun

leich mCategory:Middle High German lemmas#LEICHCategory:Middle High German nouns#LEICHCategory:Middle High German entries with incorrect language header#LEICHCategory:Middle High German masculine nouns#LEICHCategory:Pages with entries#LEICHCategory:Pages with 1 entry#LEICH

  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
Category:Middle High German strong masculine nouns without umlaut#LEICH

See also

Category:gmh:Music#LEICH
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