locha

See also: lochą

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈl̪ˠɔxə]

Noun

locha

1. genitive singular of loch

Polish

locha

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔ.xa/

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• Rhymes: -ɔxa
• Syllabification: lo‧cha

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Possibly akin to dialectal Czech lachna, lochna (“obese woman”), dialectal Slovak lacha (“wretched woman”) and dialectal Russian ло́ха (lóxa, “stupid woman”). Less likely borrowed from German Lose (“sow”).

Noun

locha f (diminutive loszka)

1. sow (female pig)

   Synonyms: maciora, maciorka, maciura

   Antonym: odyniec

Declension

Declension of locha

	singular	plural
nominative	locha	lochy
genitive	lochy	loch
dative	losze	lochom
accusative	lochę	lochy
instrumental	lochą	lochami
locative	losze	lochach
vocative	locho	lochy

Derived terms

verb

• lochać

 

Descendants

• → Ukrainian: льо́ха (lʹóxa)
• → Yiddish: ליאָכע (lyokhe)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

locha

1. third-person singular present of lochać

Further reading

• locha in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• locha in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

locha f

1. genitive singular of loch

Spanish

locha

Noun

locha f (plural lochas)

1. loach (freshwater fish)

Further reading

• “locha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014