Fronleichnam

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vrōnlīcham, from Old High German vrōn (genitive singular of vrō (“lord”), from Proto-Germanic *frawjô) + līhhamo (“body”) (from *līkahamô).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /froːnˈlaiçnaːm/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Fron‧leich‧nam

Noun

Fronleichnam m (strong, genitive Fronleichnams, no plural)

  1. (holiday, uncountable) Corpus Christi

Declension

Declension of Fronleichnam [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Fronleichnam
genitive eines des Fronleichnams
dative einem dem Fronleichnam
accusative einen den Fronleichnam

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