lichama

Old English

Alternative forms
  • līcema, līchoma

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *līkahamô (“body, bodily frame, corpse”), equivalent to līc +‎ hama. Cognate with German Leichnam.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈliːkˌhɑmɑ/

Noun

līchama m

  1. the body (generally of a living person), the corporeal (versus the spiritual) part of man
  2. trunk (of the body)
  3. corpse

Declension
Declension of lichama (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative līchama līchaman
accusative līchaman līchaman
genitive līchaman līchamena
dative līchaman līchamum

Descendants
  • Middle English: likame
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