lacha

See also: Lacha, lâcha, lachą, łacha, and łachą

Irish
lacha

Etymology

From Old Irish lachu (compare Scottish Gaelic lach, Manx laagh).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠaxə/

Noun

lacha f (genitive singular lachan, nominative plural lachain)

  1. duck

Declension
Declension of lacha

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lacha lachain
Vocative a lacha a lachain
Genitive lachan lachan
Dative lacha
lachain (archaic, dialectal)		 lachain

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an lacha na lachain
Genitive na lachan na lachan
Dative leis an lacha
leis an lachain (archaic, dialectal)

don lacha
don lachain (archaic, dialectal)

 leis na lachain

Derived terms
  • lachín
  • lacha Mheiriceánach (“canvas-back”)

Further reading
  • “lachu” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “laċa” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 412.
  • "lacha" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “lacha” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “lacha” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Polish

Etymology

From laska +‎ -cha.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈla.xa/

Noun

lacha f

  1. Augmentative of laska.

Declension
declension of lacha
singular plural
nominative lacha lachy
genitive lachy lach
dative lasze lachom
accusative lachę lachy
instrumental lachą lachami
locative lasze lachach
vocative lacho lachy

Further reading
  • lacha in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

lacha f

  1. genitive singular of lach

Spanish

Etymology 1

Unknown

Noun

lacha f (plural lachas, masculine lacho, masculine plural lachos)

  1. (Chile, Peru, derogatory) female lover
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Caló [Term?], eventually from Sanskrit लज्जा (lajjā, “shame”).

Noun

lacha f (plural lachas)

  1. (Spain) shame
Synonyms
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