lèc

Franco-Provençal

Alternative forms

lac (ORB, broad) lay, lau (Old Bressan) lac (Bressan) lau, laus, lo, los (Old Dauphinois) layt (Old Fribourgeois) lé (Fribourgeois) lac, laque (Valdôtain) lèi (vlo) lay (Old Vaudois)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin lacus.

Noun

lèc m (plural lècs) (ORB, broad)

1. lake

References

• lac in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
• lèc in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Further information

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “lacus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 5: J L, page 125