lacha
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lacha
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish lachu (compare Scottish Gaelic lach, Manx laagh).
Pronunciation
Noun
lacha f (genitive singular lachan, nominative plural lachain)
Declension
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Derived terms
- Dubhlachán
- lacha bhadánach (“tufted duck”)
- lacha bhreac (“common shelduck”)
- lacha chosrua (“American black duck”)
- lacha ghobrósach (“rosy-billed pochard”)
- lacha iascán (“greater scaup”)
- lacha mhandrach (“mandarin duck”)
- lacha Mheiriceánach (“canvas-back”)
- lacha rua (“ruddy duck”)
- lachín (“duckling”)
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, 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
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “lacha”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “lacha”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 32
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
lacha f
- Augmentative of laska
- Synonym: laga
Declension
Declension of lacha
Derived terms
verbs
- położyć lachę pf, kłaść lachę impf
Further reading
- lacha in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- lacha in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
lacha f
Spanish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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)
Etymology 3
Noun
lacha f (plural lachas)
- a breed of sheep
Etymology 4
Noun
lacha f (plural lachas)
- the menhaden
Further reading
- “lacha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10