Lache

Lache

See also: lache, lachè, lâche, and lâché

German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German lache, from Old High German lacha, lahha (“swamp, marsh”), from Proto-Germanic *lakō (“lake, pool”). The same word in a Low German form is Lake (“brine”), from Middle Low German lāke (“standing water; brine”), the latter of which seems also to have triggered the lengthened pronunciation of the -a- in Lache. Further cognates include Dutch laak (“lake, pond, stream”), Old English lacu (“lake, pond, stream”). More at lake.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaːxə/, [ˈläːχə] (predominant)
• IPA^(key): /ˈlaxə/, [ˈläχə] (dated or southern)
• Hyphenation: La‧che
• Rhymes: -aːχə

Noun

Lache f (genitive Lache, plural Lachen)

1. puddle
2. pool

Usage notes

• Lache is usually said of a puddle that has come about through leaking or dripping, while one stemming from rain is called Pfütze.

Derived terms

• Blutlache
• Öllache

Etymology 2

From Middle High German lache, from lachen (“to laugh”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaxə/, [ˈläχə]
• Hyphenation: La‧che
• Rhymes: -aχə

Noun

Lache f (genitive Lache, plural Lachen)

1. a loud laughter
2. a person's particular way of laughing; one's laugh

Declension

Declension of Lache

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Lache	die	Lachen
genitive	einer	der	Lache	der	Lachen
dative	einer	der	Lache	den	Lachen
accusative	eine	die	Lache	die	Lachen