Leech

leech léëch English + (surname) Alternative forms en Leach Etymology As an English surname, variant of en Leach. As an en ga - surname, from ga Liaigh physician (a calque of the English surname) or ga Ó Laoghóg descendant of Laoghóg and ga Ó Maolmhaodhóg descendant of Maolmhaodhóg; see en Logue. Proper noun es en occupations, derived from the profession leech, a former word for a physician. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Leech is the 6640th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5099 individuals. Leech is most common among White (91.8%) individuals. Anagrams en ceehl leceh leche chele Elche Central Franconian Pronunciation gmw-cfr /leːɕ/ gmw-cfr leech Etymology 1 gmw-cfr gem-pro 1 From gmw-cfr gmh lieht, from gmw-cfr goh lioht, from gmw-cfr gmw-pro *leuht. Though gmh -ie- yields Ripuarian gmw-cfr -ee-, the form is due to early shortening, lowering, and secondary lengthening (cf. gmw-cfr leech with gmh -ī-). Noun gmw-cfr noun n plural Leechter diminutive Leechje gmw-cfr central and eastern _ Ripuarian including _ Kölsch light gmw-cfr Denk draan, datt de hee et Leech usmähs, wann de nohm Bett jehs! Remember to turn off the light here when you go to bed! gmw-cfr 2015 w:de:Miljö Sulang die Leechter noch brenne https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ER00_8YjK8Q Sulang beim Lommi die Leechter noch brenne, Sulang ne Funk weiß, wie Stippefott jeiht, Sulang dä Pitter noch schleiht, Dä Speimanes noch speit: Jo, su lang stirv dä Kölsche nit us. As long as the lights are still on at Lommi’s [pub in Deutz, Cologne Deutz], As long as the Funken know their traditional dance, As long as the big bell of the Cologne Cathedral still chimes, As long as Speimanes still spits: Yeah, so long the Colognians won’t die out. Alternative forms gmw-cfr Liëht Leht western Ripuarian gmw-cfr Leecht parts of northern _ Moselle Franconian, gmw-cfr Lecht Siegerland gmw-cfr Liecht most of Moselle Franconian Etymology 2 From gmw-cfr gmh lügen lügen(e). The monosyllabic form was backformed from the plural. The vowel was adapted to the underlying verb. Noun gmw-cfr noun f plural Leje gmw-cfr Moselle Franconian mostly eastern dialects gmw-cfr chiefly in the plural lie falsehood gmw-cfr Verzehl mer doch kään Leje! Don’t you tell me such lies! Alternative forms gmw-cfr Leje older form gmw-cfr Lich Liech ; Lijje Liehe western Moselle Franconian gmw-cfr Lüch Löch ; Löjje Lüjje Lühe Ripuarian Related terms gmw-cfr leje Limburgish Alternative forms li leech Veldeke li Leet Lett Ripuarian-Limburgish li Leit Selfkant li Léït Eupen Etymology li ine-pro *lewk- From earlier li lieht, from li dum licht, from li odt lieht, from li gmw-pro *leuht, from li gem-pro *leuhtą, from li ine-pro *lewktom. Pronunciation li /ˈleː˦ç/ li eːç Noun li noun n plural Leechter diminutive Leechske or Leechschke li sp-DE light li colloquial lamp, candle; any lightsource li Light sources