leszcz

Polish

leszcz

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *leščь, from *leskati, *leščati, ultimately onomatopoeic. Cognate with Belarusian лешч (lješč), Russian лещ (lešč), and Ukrainian лящ (ljašč).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛʂt͡ʂ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛʂt͡ʂ
• Syllabification: leszcz
• Homophone: Leszcz

Noun

leszcz m animal

1. bream (fish of the genus Abramis)

Declension

Declension of leszcz

	singular	plural
nominative	leszcz	leszcze
genitive	leszcza	leszczy/leszczów
dative	leszczowi	leszczom
accusative	leszcza	leszcze
instrumental	leszczem	leszczami
locative	leszczu	leszczach
vocative	leszczu	leszcze

Noun

leszcz m pers

1. (slang, derogatory) lamer, loser, newbie

Declension

Declension of leszcz

	singular	plural
nominative	leszcz	leszcze
genitive	leszcza	leszczy/leszczów
dative	leszczowi	leszczom
accusative	leszcza	leszczy/leszczów
instrumental	leszczem	leszczami
locative	leszczu	leszczach
vocative	leszczu	leszcze

Further reading

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