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Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Polish loch, form German Loch
Noun
льох • (lʹox) m inan (genitive льо́ху, nominative plural льо́хи, genitive plural льо́хів)
- basement, cellar
- root cellar
- underground prison
- cellar (for wine, gunpowder, etc.)
- (dated) a kind of (semi-)undeground building were alcohol was served
Declension
Declension of льох (inan velar masc-form accent-a)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “льох”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “льох”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “льох”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
льох • (lʹox) f animal
- genitive plural of льо́ха (lʹóxa)
- accusative plural of льо́ха (lʹóxa)
- Synonym: льо́хи (lʹóxy)