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/

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• 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

Further reading

• “Fronleichnam” in Duden online