lacha
See also: Lacha, lâcha, lachą, łacha, and łachą
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish lachu (compare Scottish Gaelic lach, Manx laagh).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠaxə/
Noun
lacha f (genitive singular lachan, nominative plural lachain)
- duck
Declension
Declension of lacha
Fifth declension
Bare forms
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Derived terms
- lachín
- lacha Mheiriceánach (“canvas-back”)
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lachu”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “laċa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 412
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “lacha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- 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.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 32
Polish
Etymology
From laska + -cha.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈla.xa/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -axa
- Syllabification: la‧cha
Noun
lacha f
- Augmentative of laska
Declension
Declension of lacha
singular | plural | |
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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 Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- lacha in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
lacha f
- genitive singular of lach
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlat͡ʃa/ [ˈla.t͡ʃa]
- Rhymes: -atʃa
- Syllabification: la‧cha
Noun
lacha f (plural lachas)
- female equivalent of lacho (“lover”)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Caló lacha, ultimately from Sanskrit लज्जा (lajjā, “shame”).
Noun
lacha f (plural lachas)
- (Spain) shame
- Synonyms: pudor, vergüenza
Further reading
- “lacha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014