lâche

See also: lache, Lache, lachè, and lâché

French

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(s)leg-

Proto-Indo-European *(s)leg-s-ós

Latin laxus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin laxō

Vulgar Latin *laxicāre

Vulgar Latin *lassicāre

Old French laschier

Middle French lascher

French lâcher

French lâche

From the verb lâcher.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laʃ/ ~ /lɑʃ/

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Adjective

lâche (plural lâches)

1. loose, slack
2. cowardly, low
3. (Quebec, Canada) lazy

Noun

lâche m or f by sense (plural lâches)

1. coward

   Synonym: couard

Derived terms

• lâchement

Verb

lâche

1. inflection of lâcher:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “lâche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• châle, lécha

Norman

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare French lâche.

Adjective

lâche m or f

1. (Jersey) cowardly; slack

Derived terms

• lâchement (“cowardly”)