lecha

See also: Lecha, lechá, and lécha

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěxa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /lʲɛːxa/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /lʲexa/

Noun

lecha f

1. bed (narrow strip of arable land restricted by furrows)
   • 1876-1929 [c. 1455], Vatroslav Jagić, editor, Archiv für slavische Philologie‎^[1], volume XIV, Miechów, Kruchowo, page 495:

     Lecha aruetum

     [Lecha aruetum]

References

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “lecha”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlet͡ʃa/ [ˈle.t͡ʃa]
• Rhymes: -etʃa
• Syllabification: le‧cha

Etymology 1

Suffixed feminine form of leche (“milk”).

Noun

lecha f (plural lechas)

1. milt

Etymology 2

Verb

lecha

1. inflection of lechar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “lecha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014