leșie

See also: lesie

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin (aqua) lixīva, from the adjective lixīvus (“made into lye”), from lixa. Compare Spanish lejía, Italian liscivia, Friulian lissie, Sicilian liscìa, Portuguese lixívia, French lessive, Sardinian lessía; compare also Albanian alisivë.

Noun

leșie f (uncountable)

1. lye, alkaline solution

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	leșie	leșia
genitive-dative	leșii	leșiei
vocative	leșie, leșio