German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German latech, leteche, from Old High German latihha, lattuhha, from Proto-West Germanic *lahtukā (lettuce).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlatɪç/
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Noun

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Lattich m (strong, genitive Lattiches or Lattichs, plural Lattiche)

  1. (chiefly biology or regional) lettuce
    Synonym: Salat
    • 1862, Deutobold Symbolizetti Allegoriowitsch Mystifizinsky [pseudonym; Friedrich Theodor Vischer], Faust. Der Tragödie dritter Teil, 1. Akt, 2. Auftritt:
      Mit tiefem Atemzug zu Tisch dann endlich sitzt
      Und findet da das traur'ge Einerlei,
      Kartoffel, Lattich, fade Pflanzenkost
      Und nur am Sonntag dünnen Apfelmost.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

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  • Outside of biological terminology, Lattich is occasionally used in Standard German to distinguish the plant from salad as a dish, but the word is absent from the vernaculars of most regions and not universally understood.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Lattich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Lattich” in Duden online