lec

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See also: LEC, leć, leč, leç, and léc

Masurian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Syllabification: lec

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Polish lec, from Proto-Slavic *leťi (stem *leg-).

Verb

lec pf

  1. (intransitive) to die (to succumb death, to cease living)
    Synonym: legnóncz
  2. (intransitive) to pass (to become the past)
    Synonym: legnóncz
  3. (intransitive) to fall (to die in battle)
    Synonym: legnóncz

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Polish lecz.

Conjunction

lec

  1. (intransitive) but
    Synonym: ale

Further reading

  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “lec, legnąć”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur, volume 4, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 19
  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “lecz”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 21

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *lōki, from Proto-Germanic *lōkiz, *lōkijaz (a look, view), from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (to look, see). Cognate with Old English lōcian (to look, see), Old Saxon lōcōn (to see), Dutch leuk, geleuk (used in reference to dikes, a look, survey"; in general, "good-looking). More at look.

Pronunciation

Noun

lēċ m

  1. look, regard
  2. sight
Declension

Etymology 2

Unknown. Compare Middle High German lecker (tasty), Old English liccian (to lick).

Pronunciation

Adjective

lec

  1. sweet
Declension

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

lēc m

  1. (Anglian) Alternative form of lēac

Etymology 4

From Proto-West Germanic *lēk.

Pronunciation

Verb

lēc

  1. Alternative form of leolc

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish lec, from Proto-Slavic *leťi (stem *leg-).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛt͡s/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛt͡s
  • Syllabification: lec

Verb

lec pf

  1. (intransitive, literary) to fall
    Synonyms: legnąć, paść, upaść
  2. (intransitive, literary) to lie down
    Synonyms: legnąć, położyć się, spocząć
  3. (intransitive, poetic) to be killed
    Synonym: legnąć

Conjugation

Conjugation of lec pf
person singular plural
masculine feminine neuter virile nonvirile
infinitive lec
future tense 1st legnę legniemy
2nd legniesz legniecie
3rd legnie legną
impersonal legnie się
past tense 1st ległem,
-(e)m legł
ległam,
-(e)m legła
ległom,
-(e)m legło
legliśmy,
-(e)śmy legli
ległyśmy,
-(e)śmy legły
2nd ległeś,
-(e)ś legł
ległaś,
-(e)ś legła
ległoś,
-(e)ś legło
legliście,
-(e)ście legli
ległyście,
-(e)ście legły
3rd legł legła legło legli legły
impersonal lęgnięto
conditional 1st ległbym,
bym legł
ległabym,
bym legła
ległobym,
bym legło
leglibyśmy,
byśmy legli
ległybyśmy,
byśmy legły
2nd ległbyś,
byś legł
ległabyś,
byś legła
ległobyś,
byś legło
leglibyście,
byście legli
ległybyście,
byście legły
3rd ległby,
by legł
ległaby,
by legła
ległoby,
by legło
legliby,
by legli
ległyby,
by legły
impersonal lęgnięto by
imperative 1st niech legnę legnijmy
2nd legnij legnijcie
3rd niech legnie niech legną
anterior adverbial participle ległszy
verbal noun legnięcie

Derived terms

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Further reading

  • lec in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • lec in Polish dictionaries at PWN