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Polish
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛʂ
- Syllabification: łeż
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
- (Middle Polish) lie (untruth)
- Synonyms: kłam, kłamstwo, łgarstwo
Declension
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old Polish łeż.
Noun
łeż m pers
- (Middle Polish) liar (one who tells lies)
- Synonyms: kłamca, łgarz, (Middle Polish) lhacz
Declension
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