Lich
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English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From lich, the supernatural entity. From being a neutron star, a "dead" star, a star that no longer contains a fusion core, but which is radiating away its stored energy.
Proper noun
[edit]Lich
- (astronomy) A neutron star in Milky Way Galaxy, Virgo constellation; The first star, a pulsar, at which exoplanets were discovered.
- The star system and planetary system containing this star.
Synonyms
[edit]Coordinate terms
[edit](planets of Lich (PSR B1257+12)):
Etymology 2
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Lich (plural Lichs)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lich is the 49723rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 422 individuals. Lich is most common among White (95.26%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lich”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 433.
Central Franconian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Liech (some dialects of Ripuarian)
- Leich (Moselle Franconian)
Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German līch, from Old High German līh.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Lich f (plural Liche)
Categories:
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Stars
- en:Astronomy
- English terms borrowed from German
- English terms derived from German
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- English surnames
- English surnames from German
- Central Franconian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Central Franconian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leyg-
- Central Franconian terms inherited from Middle High German
- Central Franconian terms derived from Middle High German
- Central Franconian terms inherited from Old High German
- Central Franconian terms derived from Old High German
- Central Franconian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Central Franconian lemmas
- Central Franconian nouns
- Central Franconian feminine nouns
- Ripuarian Franconian
- Central Franconian dated terms