lijk

Meaning

Noun

the dead but otherwise (mostly) intact body, particularly of a human but sometimes used of animals

Adv

like

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of lijken:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of lijken:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of lijken:

lijken

• Verb
• Noun

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Concepts

corpse

cadaver

body

carcass

dead body

carcase

leech

carrion

stiff

obsequies

remains

clay

Aas

corse

funeral

goner

Synonyms

kadaver

kreng

stoffelijk overschot

karkas

lichaam

body

lijf

aas

Translations

Leiche

cadavre

cadáver

Kadaver

cadáver

cadàver

Leichnam

corps

corpo

πτώμα

cadaver

ceset

cenaze

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lɛi̯k/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: lijc

Inherited from Old Dutch: *līk

Cognate with Western Frisian: lyk

Cognate with German: Leiche

Cognate with English: lich

Cognate with Danish: lig

Cognate with English: leech

Cognate with English: like

In summary

From Middle Dutch lijc, from Old Dutch līk, from Proto-West Germanic *līk, from Proto-Germanic *līką.
Compare West Frisian lyk, Low German Liek, German Leiche, English lich, Danish lig. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-.