lacha

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

Irish

lacha

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠaxə/

Noun

lacha f (genitive singular lachan, nominative plural lachain)

1. duck

Declension

Declension of lacha

Fifth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative lacha lachain Vocative a lacha a lachain Genitive lachan lachan Dative lacha lachain (archaic, dialectal) lachain

Forms with the definite article Case 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

• lachín
• lacha Mheiriceánach (“canvas-back”)

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lachu”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “laċa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 412
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lacha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “lacha”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “lacha”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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Polish

Etymology

From laska +‎ -cha.

Pronunciation

• Template:pl-IPA

Noun

lacha f

1. Augmentative of laska.

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

Further reading

• lacha in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Template:R:PWN

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Scottish Gaelic

Noun

lacha f

1. (deprecated template usage) genitive singular of lach

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Spanish

Etymology 1

Unknown

Noun

lacha f (plural lachas, masculine lacho, masculine plural lachos)

1. (Chile, Peru, derogatory) female lover

   Synonym: amante

Etymology 2

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

Noun

lacha f (plural lachas)

1. (Spain) shame

   Synonyms: pudor, vergüenza