Schlich
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German slich, from Old High German slich, from Proto-Germanic *slīką. Doublet of Schleich and Schlick.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editSchlich m (strong, genitive Schliches or Schlichs, plural Schliche)
Declension
editDeclension of Schlich [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
edit- die Schliche kennen (“to know the ropes”)
- hinter jemandes Schliche kommen (“to get wise to someone, to see through someone's game”)
- jemandem auf die Schliche kommen (“to get wise to someone, to see through someone's game”)
Further reading
edit- “Schlich” in Duden online
- “Schlich” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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