lách

See also: lach, Lach, and lạch

Irish

Alternative forms

• lághach (obsolete)
• laghach (Ulster)

Etymology

From Old Irish lagach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l̪ˠɑːx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /l̪ˠeːx/, [l̪ˠɛəx]; (older) /l̪ˠɤːx/ (corresponding to the form laghach)

Adjective

lách (genitive singular masculine lách, genitive singular feminine láiche, plural lácha, comparative láiche)

1. pleasant, sweet, friendly
2. courteous, good-natured, kindly, genial

Declension

Declension of lách

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	lách	lách	lácha
Vocative	lách		lácha
Genitive		láiche	lácha	lách
Dative	lách	lách	lácha
Comparative	níos láiche
Superlative	is láiche

Synonyms

• (pleasant): grianmhar
• (courteous): sibhialta

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lagach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “láġaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 413
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lách”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 66

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lajk̟̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lat̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [lat̚˦˥]

Etymology 1

Noun

lách • (𫇀)

1. spleen

Etymology 2

Verb

lách • (攊)

1. to pass through (a dense or narrow place)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• luồn lách

 

Etymology 3

Noun

lách • (𥷒)

1. Saccharum spontaneum (wild sugarcane, Kans grass), native to south Asia