Ancient Greek edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Most plausibly from *λέχ-σκᾱ[1] with metathesis of ⟨σ⟩.
For stem λεχ- see λέχομαι (lékhomai, lie down) / λέχω (lékhō) & λέχος n (lékhos, bed). Cognates: with stem λοχ- λόχος (lókhos), with λεκτ-: λέκτρον n (léktron, bed, couch), Latin lectus.

However there is no proof for the connection to λέχος (lékhos, bed) or λέχομαι (lékhomai, to recline). Long ago, the agreement with Hebrew לִשְׁכָּה (lišḵá) was observed. The Hebrew is surely a foreign word considering the variation with נִשְׁכָּה (nišḵá) and the lack of Semitic cognates, but it is obscure if the Hebrew word is from Greek or the word in both languages is carried over from an unknown language via viniculture in an original meaning of pub, triclinium, making the provenience as obscure as that of Proto-Indo-European *wóyh₁nom (wine).[2]

Pronunciation edit

 

Noun edit

λέσχη (léskhēf (genitive λέσχης); first declension

  1. couch, hence funeral bier, tomb
  2. lounging place, resort of idlers and beggars
  3. public building or hall used as a lounge or meeting place
  4. talk or gossip
    and see: λεσχηνεύω (leskhēneúō)

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Greek: λέσχη (léschi) (learned)

References edit

  1. ^ λέσχη - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
  2. ^ Brown, John Pairman (1995) Israel and Hellas (Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft; 231), volume I, Berlin and New York: Walter de Gruyter, page 141

Further reading edit

Greek edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λέσχη (léskhē) in sense "public building as meeting place".[1] Cognate words with stems λεχ-, λοχ-:[2] see: λεχώνα (lechóna), λοχεία (locheía), λόχος (lóchos), and λόχμη (lóchmi).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈle.sçi/
  • Hyphenation: λέ‧σχη

Noun edit

λέσχη (léschif (plural λέσχες)

  1. club (association of members)
    φοιτητική λέσχηfoititikí léschi(university)-students' club
    Παρακολουθώ στην τηλεόραση τη «Λέσχη του βιβλίου».
    Parakolouthó stin tileórasi ti «Léschi tou vivlíou».
    I watch on TV [the programme] "Book Club".[1]
  2. gambling club

Declension edit

Synonyms edit

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ λέσχηΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. ^ λέσχη, λεχώνα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre