Leichnam
derNouncorpse; body
English translations
- 01
corpse
- 02
body
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein toter Körper, meist von einem Menschen.
- English meaning
- Corpse, dead body
- Synonym
- Kadaver, Tote
- German example
- Der Leichnam wurde zur Autopsie gebracht.
- English example
- The corpse was taken for autopsy.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Leichnam
- Plural Form
- die Leichname
Related words
- Fronleichnam
Corpus Christi
- gleichnamig
Homonymous means that two or more things have the same name.
- homonom
Homonymous
- leichenblass
Deathly pale
- Sarg
A coffin is a container in which a corpse is placed for burial.
- kremieren
to cremate
- Pietà
An artistic motif depicting the Virgin Mary with the dead body of Jesus Christ on her lap.
- Zombie
Zombie
- Leichenschändung
Desecration of a corpse
- Grabtuch
shroud
- Froschkönig
The Frog Prince is a fairy tale character, best known from the Brothers Grimm's fairy tale of the same name, in which an enchanted prince in frog form is redeemed by the help of a princess.
- Kenotaph
Cenotaph
- Umbettung
Reburial
- Namensschwester
Namesake
- Einbalsamierung
Embalming
- Cadaver
Cadaver
- Einäscherung
Cremation
- einsargen
To coffin
- einbalsamieren
To embalm means to preserve a corpse by treating it with chemicals.
- mumifizieren
To mummify
- Mumie
A mummy is a corpse whose body has been preserved from decay by natural or artificial processes.
- bestatten
To bury, to inter
- aufbahren
to lay in state
- einäschern
To cremate
- namensgleich
"Having the same name" means that two or more people or things have the same name.
- Namensvetter
Namesake
- Krematorium
Crematorium
- Leich
Corpse
- Exhumierung
Exhumation
Example sentences with “Leichnam”
Der Leichnam wurde gefunden. (The body was found.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'Leichnam' formal?
Yes, it is a formal and respectful term for a deceased person.