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Lache
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lache lachè lâche lâché
German
Etymology 1
From de gmh lache, from de goh lacha, goh lahha swamp, marsh, from de gmw-pro *laku.
The same word in a Low German form is de Lake brine, from gml lāke standing water; brine, the latter of which seems also to have triggered the lengthened pronunciation of the -a- in Lache. Further cognates include nl laak lake, pond, stream, ang lacu lake, pond, stream, modern en lake.
Pronunciation
de /ˈlaːxə/ [ˈläːχə] predominant
de /ˈlaxə/ [ˈläχə] dated or southern
de aːχə
de La che
Noun
f
puddle
pool
Usage notes
Lache is usually said of a puddle that has come about through leaking or dripping, while one stemming from rain is called de Pfütze.
Declension
f
Alternative forms
de Lacke Austria
Derived terms
de Blutlache
de Öllache
Etymology 2
From de gmh lache, from gmh lachen to laugh, from de goh hlahhan, from de gmw-pro *hlahhjan.
Pronunciation
de /ˈlaxə/ [ˈläχə]
de aχə 2
de La che
Noun
f
de Germany loud laughter
de Gelächter Lachen
de Germany one's laugh a person's particular way of laughing
de Lachen
Declension
f
Further reading
Hunsrik
Etymology
From hrx gmh lachen, from hrx goh hlahhan, from hrx gmw-pro *hlahhjan.
Pronunciation
hrx /ˈlaxə/
Noun
n Lache
laughing, laugh
Further reading