łeż

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "lez"

Polish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Polish łeż, łża, from Proto-Slavic *lъžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lugis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lugʰ-i-s, from the root *h₂lewgʰ- (“to announce”). Cognate with German Lug, English lie (“falsehood”).

Noun

łeż f

  1. (Middle Polish) lie (untruth)
    Synonyms: kłam, kłamstwo, łgarstwo
Declension
Declension of łeż
singular plural
nominative łeż łże
genitive łży łży
dative łży łżom
accusative łeż łże
instrumental łżą łżami
locative łży łżach
vocative łży łże

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Polish łeż.

Noun

łeż m pers

  1. (Middle Polish) liar (one who tells lies)
    Synonyms: kłamca, łgarz, (Middle Polish) lhacz
Declension
Declension of łeż
singular plural
nominative łeż łżowie/łże (deprecative)
genitive łża łży
dative łżowi łżom
accusative łża łży
instrumental łżem łżami
locative łżu łżach
vocative łżu łżowie
adjective
nouns
verb

Further reading

  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “łeż 1.”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “łeż 2.”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  • łeż in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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