| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /liːtʃ/ |
| Hyphenation | leech |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑤𐑰𐑗 |
| Afrikaans | bloedsuier |
|---|---|
| Catalan | sangonera |
| Czech | pijavice |
| Dutch | bloedzuiger |
| Esperanto | hirudo |
| French | sangsue |
| German | Blutegel |
| Greek | βδέλλα |
| Latin | hirudo |
| Saterland Frisian | Bloudsuuger |
| Spanish | sanguijuela |
| Swedish | blodigel |
| Tagalog | lintâ |