laichen
See also: Laichen
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
- IPA(key): /ˈlaɪ̯çn̩/, /ˈlaɪ̯çən/
Audio (file) - Homophone: Leichen
- Hyphenation: lai‧chen
Verb
laichen (weak, third-person singular present laicht, past tense laichte, past participle gelaicht, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
infinitive | laichen | ||||
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present participle | laichend | ||||
past participle | gelaicht | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich laiche | wir laichen | i | ich laiche | wir laichen |
du laichst | ihr laicht | du laichest | ihr laichet | ||
er laicht | sie laichen | er laiche | sie laichen | ||
preterite | ich laichte | wir laichten | ii | ich laichte1 | wir laichten1 |
du laichtest | ihr laichtet | du laichtest1 | ihr laichtet1 | ||
er laichte | sie laichten | er laichte1 | sie laichten1 | ||
imperative | laich (du) laiche (du) |
laicht (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
- Freilaicher
- Haftlaicher
- Laichballen
- Laichgebiet
- Laichgrube
- Laichschnur
- Laichzeit
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