Polyglot Dictionary

Leichnam

/ˈlaɪ̯çnaːm/

der noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Leichname

Meaning

  1. corpse (formal)

    • Der Leichnam wurde gefunden.

      The body was found.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

leiche

Leiche and Leichnam are close synonyms for "corpse"; Leichnam is more formal and respectful.

Practice

1 What does Leichnam mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ wurde gefunden.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Leichnam?

noun

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