die

feminine

ˈlaɪ̯çə

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Translation

the corpse, dead body

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Word origin

From Old High German lih ("body, corpse"), the same root that gives English lych, as in lychgate.

Origin
Old High German
Root
līh
English cognates
lych

Grammar

Genderfeminine
PluralLeichen

Examples

.

The police found the body in the forest.

, wessen .

Nobody knew whose body it was.

.

Two bodies were discovered by the river.

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This word is taught in chapter 6, lesson 11: Words 581-590.