laîche
French
Etymology
From Middle French laische, from Old French lesche (“sedge”), from Frankish *lisca, *liska (“sedge”), from Proto-Germanic *liskō (“sedge”). Cognate with Old High German lisca, liska ( > Modern German Liesch (“sedge”)), Old Saxon lesc (“rush, reed”), Middle Dutch lies, liesc (“sedge”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛʃ/
Further reading
- “laîche” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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