Lach
English
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editLach
- A surname.
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editLuxembourgish
editEtymology
editFrom Old High German loh, from Proto-Germanic *luką. Cognate with German Loch, Dutch lok, English lock.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editLach n (plural Lächer, diminutive Lächelchen)
Derived terms
editPolish
editEtymology
editBorrowed 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
editNoun
editLach m pers (female equivalent Laszka, diminutive Laszek)
Declension
editDeclension of Lach
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Proper noun
editLach m pers
- a male surname
Declension
editDeclension of Lach
Proper noun
editLach f (indeclinable)
- a female surname
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
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