Läich

See also: laich, Laich, läich, and làich

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [læˑɪ̯ɕ]
• Rhymes: -æːɪɕ

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old High German līh, from Proto-Germanic *līką. Cognate with German Leiche, Dutch lijk.

Noun

Läich f (plural Läichen)

1. corpse, dead body

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Laich, from Middle High German leich. Formally adapted to etymology 1 because the German word is homophonous with Leiche (but for the final -e). If it had been inherited, the Luxembourgish form would be *Leech. Compare similarly Säit (“string”).

Noun

Läich m (uncountable)

1. spawn

   Synonym: (native term) Bruck

Related terms

• läichen