ľubček

Old Czech

Alternative forms

  • ľubšček

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German lübestecke, ultimately from Latin ligusticum / levisticum.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈlubt͡ʃɛk/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈlipt͡ʃɛk/

Noun

ľubček m inan

  1. lovage

Declension

Descendants

  • Czech: libeček

References

  1. ^ Václav Machek (1968) “libeček”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 330

Further reading

Old Slovak

Alternative forms

  • ľubštek
  • ľubštik

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German lübestecke, ultimately from Latin ligusticum / levisticum. First attested in the 17th century.

Noun

ľubček m inan (relational adjective ľubštekový or ľubštikový)

  1. lovage

Further reading

  • Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “ľubček”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC