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Lach

See also: lach, lách, lạch, łach, and Łach

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Lach

  1. A surname.

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Etymology edit

From Old High German loh, from Proto-Germanic *luką. Cognate with German Loch, Dutch lok, English lock.

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Lach n (plural Lächer, diminutive Lächelchen)

  1. hole
  2. cavity
  3. (golf) hole, cup

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Polish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old Ruthenian лѧхъ (ljax), from Old East Slavic лѧхъ (lęxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *lęxъ, from earlier Proto-Slavic *lędxъ, hypocorism of Proto-Slavic *lęděninъ, from Proto-Slavic *lędo (“fallow, uncultivated field”) + Proto-Slavic *-ěninъ.[1] Originally, the word referred to the Lendians tribe (cf. Old Polish Lędzanie), then passed to the Poles.

Alleged relation with Lech unclear.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /lax/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ax
  • Syllabification: Lach

Noun edit

Lach m pers (female equivalent Laszka, diminutive Laszek)

  1. (archaic or poetic) Pole
  2. (Góral) lowlander
  3. member of various ethnographic groups in southern Poland

Declension edit

Declension of Lach
singular plural
nominative Lach Lachy/Lachowie
genitive Lacha Lachów
dative Lachowi Lachom
accusative Lacha Lachów
instrumental Lachem Lachami
locative Lachu Lachach
vocative Lachu Lachy/Lachowie

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nouns

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nouns

Proper noun edit

Lach m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension edit

Declension of Lach
singular plural
nominative Lach Lachowie
genitive Lacha Lachów
dative Lachowi Lachom
accusative Lacha Lachów
instrumental Lachem Lachami
locative Lachu Lachach
vocative Lachu Lachowie

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Lach f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname

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References edit

  1. ^ Sławski, Franciszek (1970-1974) “Lach”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volumes IV: La—Łapucha, Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego, page 17

Further reading edit

  • Lach in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Lach in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • “Lach”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022
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