lèc

Franco-Provençal

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• lac (ORB, broad)
• lay, lau (Old Bressan)
  • lac (Bressan)
• lau, laus, lo, los (Old Dauphinois)
• layt (Old Fribourgeois)
  • lé (Fribourgeois)
• lac, laque (Valdôtain)
• lèi (vlo)
• lay (Old Vaudois)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin lacus.

Noun

lèc m (plural lècs) (ORB, broad)

1. lake

References

• lac in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
• lèc in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Further information

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “lacus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 5: J L, page 125