лях
See also: ля̄х
Russian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old East Slavic лѧхъ (lęxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *lęxъ, from *lęděninъ.
Noun edit
лях • (ljax) m anim (genitive ля́ха, nominative plural ля́хи, genitive plural ля́хов, feminine ля́шка)
- (historical, now sometimes slightly derogatory or ironic, ethnic slur) Pole, Polish man, Polack
- Synonym: (regular term) поля́к (polják)
Declension edit
Descendants edit
- → Armeno-Kipchak: լեհ (leh), լեխ (lex, “Pole”), Լեհ (Leh, “Poland”)
- → Karaim: leh / лех (“Pole”)
- → Crimean Tatar: Leh / Лех (“Poland”)
Further reading edit
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “лях”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
ля́х • (ljáx) f inan
Ukrainian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Ruthenian лѧхъ (ljax), from Old East Slavic лѧхъ (lęxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *lęxъ, from *lęděninъ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
лях • (ljax) m pers (genitive ля́ха, nominative plural ля́хи, genitive plural ля́хів, feminine ля́шка, diminutive ляшо́к)
- (historical, now sometimes slightly derogatory or ironic) Pole, Polish man, Polack
- Synonym: (regular term) поля́к (polják)
Declension edit
Declension of лях (pers velar masc-form accent-a)
Further reading edit
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “лях”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “лях”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN