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lach

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See also: Lach, łach, Łach, lách, Ľach, and lạch

Dutch

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Noun

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lach m (uncountable, diminutive lachje n)

  1. smile
  2. laugh

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Verb

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lach

  1. inflection of lachen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

German

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lach

  1. singular imperative of lachen

Middle Dutch

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Verb

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lach

  1. first/third-person singular present indicative of liggen

Occitan

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Etymology

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From Late Latin lactem, from Latin lac.

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Noun

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lach m (plural laches)

  1. milk
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Polish

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from leszczyna”)

Noun

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lach

  1. (Kielce) thicket of hazel
    Hypernym: gąszcz

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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lach f

  1. genitive plural of lacha

Further reading

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  • Władysław Siarkowski (1878) “lach”, in “Materiały do etnografii ludu polskiego z okolic Kielc”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowej (in Polish), volume 2, chapter 3, Krakow: Komisyja Antropologiczna Akademii Umiejętności w Krakowie, page 248

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish lachu (compare Irish lacha, Manx laagh).

Noun

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lach f (genitive singular lacha, plural lachan)

  1. (bird, poultry): duck (especially wild), mallard
  2. fare

Venetan

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Etymology

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From Latin lacus, from Proto-Italic *lakus, from Proto-Indo-European *lokus (lake, pool).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lak/
  • Hyphenation: làch

Noun

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lach

  1. lake (stretch of water)

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