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laichen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German leichen (to jump, rise, mate, spawn). Despite the late attestation (14th c.) plausibly inherited from Proto-West Germanic *laikan (to jump, play). Alternatively denominal from Middle High German leich. Equivalent to Laich + -en.

Pronunciation

Verb

laichen (weak, third-person singular present laicht, past tense laichte, past participle gelaicht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (zoology) to spawn (to deposit numerous eggs in water)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Freilaicher
  • Haftlaicher
  • Laichballen
  • Laichgebiet
  • Laichgrube
  • Laichschnur
  • Laichzeit

Further reading

  • laichen” in Duden online
  • laichen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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