Wiktionary

Lach

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

EnglishEdit

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Lach

  1. A surname.

AnagramsEdit

LuxembourgishEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

Lach n (plural Lächer, diminutive Lächelchen)

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

Derived termsEdit

PolishEdit

EtymologyEdit

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.

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

Lach m pers (diminutive Laszek, feminine Laszka)

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

DeclensionEdit

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

Derived termsEdit

nouns

Proper nounEdit

Lach m pers or f

  1. a masculine surname
  2. a feminine surname

DeclensionEdit

Masculine surname:

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

The feminine surname is indeclinable.

Derived termsEdit

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

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

Further readingEdit

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