Schlich

German

Etymology

From Middle High German slich, from Old High German slich, from Proto-Germanic *slīką. Doublet of Schleich and Schlick.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃlɪç/
Hyphenation: Schlich

Noun

Schlich m (genitive Schlichs or Schliches, plural Schliche)

trick
(dated) schlich
(obsolete) slitch, mud

Declension

Declension of Schlich

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schlich	die	Schliche
genitive	eines	des	Schliches, Schlichs	der	Schliche
dative	einem	dem	Schlich, Schliche¹	den	Schlichen
accusative	einen	den	Schlich	die	Schliche

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

jemandem auf die Schliche kommen

Further reading

Schlich in Duden online
“Schlich” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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