łęg

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Polish

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lǫgъ.

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -ɛŋk
  • Syllabification: łęg
  • Homophone: łęk

Noun

łęg m inan

  1. flood-meadow
    Synonym: łąka łęgowa
  2. riparian forest
    Synonym: las łęgowy

Declension

adjective

Further reading

  • łęg in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • łęg in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Oskar Kolberg (1877) “łęgi”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 20