Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *légʰos, from *legʰ-, whence also λέχομαι (lékhomai). Cognates include Russian лог (log, cleft, valley), Polish odłóg, and Albanian lagje.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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λέχος (lékhosn (genitive λέχους or λέχεος); third declension

  1. couch, bed
  2. bier
  3. marriage-bed: and generally, marriage
  4. a bird's nest

Inflection

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