Lach
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German loh, from Proto-Germanic *luką. Cognate with German Loch, Dutch lok, English lock.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɑχ/
- Rhymes: -ɑχ
Polish
Etymology
From Old East Slavic *ляхъ (*ljaxŭ) (compare Russian лях (ljax)), a name for a Polish person from Proto-Slavic *lęxъ, derived from Proto-Slavic *lęděninъ, which produced the name of a Polish tribe, Lędzianie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lax/
Audio (file)
Noun
Lach m pers (diminutive Laszek, feminine Laszka)
- (archaic or poetic) A male Pole.
- (Góral dialect) A male lowlander.
- A male member of various ethnographic groups in southern Poland.
Declension
Derived terms
- Lach Sądecki
Derived terms
- Lachowa f
- Lachówna f
See also
- Appendix:Polish surnames
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