lesica

Polish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Matlakowski suggests a connection to Russian лестница”)

Pronunciation

• (Masovia):
  • (Near Masovian) IPA^(key): /lɛˈɕi.t͡sa/

Noun

lesica f

1. (Near Masovian, construction) log with a groove for support and striking a rest for straghtening an inclined wall with the upper end of the support permanently in the wall and the lower end sliding and rest on the wood

Further reading

• Władysław Matlakowski (1891) “lesica”, in “Zbiór wyrazów ludowych dawnej ziemi czerskiej”, in Sprawozdania Komisyi Językowej Akademii Umiejętności, volume 4, Krakow: Drukarnia Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, page 365