Neuter
lichaam
- (neuter) body
- (neuter) corpse, dead body
- (neuter) legal body, organisation such as a corporation, association or assembly
- (Netherlands, neuter) field
- (Belgium, neuter) division ring
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlɪxaːm/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch lichame, lechame, from Old Dutch lichamo, from Proto-West Germanic *līkahamō, from Proto-Germanic *līkahamô (“body, bodily frame, corpse”), equivalent to lijk (“body, lich”) + haam (“covering, cover”).
Related words
corps
Körper
corpo
corpo
cuerpo
cos
corpus
beden
σώμα
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