lacha

See also: Lacha, lâcha, lachą, łacha, and łachą

Irish

lacha

Alternative forms

• lach (Ulster)

Etymology

From Old Irish lachu (compare Scottish Gaelic lach, Manx laagh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠɑxə/

Noun

lacha f (genitive singular lachan, nominative plural lachain)

1. duck, Anatidae spp.

Declension

Declension of lacha (fifth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative lacha lachain vocative a lacha a lachain genitive lachan lachan dative lacha lachain (archaic, dialectal) lachain forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an lacha na lachain genitive na lachan na lachan dative leis an lacha leis an lachain (archaic, dialectal) don lacha don lachain (archaic, dialectal) leis na lachain

Derived terms

• Dubhlachán
• lacha bhadánach (“tufted duck”)
• lacha bhreac (“common shelduck”)
• lacha chosrua (“American black duck”)
• lacha ghobrósach (“rosy-billed pochard”)
• lacha iascán (“greater scaup”)
• lacha mhandrach (“mandarin duck”)
• lacha Mheiriceánach (“canvas-back”)
• lacha rua (“ruddy duck”)
• lachín (“duckling”)
• mionlacha
• praslacha (“teal”)
• seil-lacha (“shelduck”)

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “laċa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 621; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “lacha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “lacha”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “lacha”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026

Polish

Alternative forms

• locha (Łowicz)

Etymology

Clipping of laska + -cha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.xa/

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• Rhymes: -axa
• Syllabification: la‧cha

Noun

lacha f

1. augmentative of laska

   Synonym: laga

Declension

Declension of lacha

	singular	plural
nominative	lacha	lachy
genitive	lachy	lach
dative	lasze	lachom
accusative	lachę	lachy
instrumental	lachą	lachami
locative	lasze	lachach
vocative	lacho	lachy

Derived terms

verbs

• położyć lachę pf, kłaść lachę impf

Further reading

• “lacha”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “lacha”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

lacha f

1. genitive singular of lach
2. Uist and Tiree form of lach

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlat͡ʃa/ [ˈla.t͡ʃa]
• Rhymes: -atʃa
• Syllabification: la‧cha

Etymology 1

Noun

lacha f (plural lachas)

1. female equivalent of lacho (“lover”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Caló lacha, ultimately from Sanskrit लज्जा (lajjā, “shame”).

Noun

lacha f (plural lachas)

1. (Spain) shame

   Synonyms: pudor, vergüenza

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Basque latxa.

Noun

lacha f (plural lachas)

1. a breed of sheep

Etymology 4

Noun

lacha f (plural lachas)

1. the menhaden

Further reading

• “lacha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025