lichwa

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Polish

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lixva, from a Germanic language, likely Gothic *𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍈𐌰 (*leiƕa); ultimately from Proto-Germanic *līhwaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈli.xfa/
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  • Rhymes: -ixfa
  • Syllabification: li‧chwa

Noun

lichwa f

  1. usury

Declension

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Further reading

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

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni , from a Khoe language.

Noun

líchwa class 5 (plural émáchwa class 6)

  1. ice
  2. snow
  3. cold

Inflection

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