leah

See also: Leah

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /læ͜ɑːx/

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *lauh, from Proto-Germanic *lauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lówkos (“clearing”), derived from *lewk- (“bright”).

The use of the word meaning "meadow" is a later development of the word, possibly aided by confusion between lēas (plural of the original meaning of lēah) with lǣs.

Noun

lēah m (nominative plural lēas)

  1. clearing
  2. meadow
Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative lēah lēas
accusative lēah lēas
genitive lēas lēana
dative lēa lēam, lēaum

Occasionally feminine:

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative lēah lēa
accusative lēa lēa
genitive lēa lēana
dative lēa lēam, lēaum
Descendants
  • Middle English: leye, ley, legh, lege, liegh
    • English: leigh, lea
    • Scots: le, ley, lei
    • ⇒? Yola: kotlieough, cotleough

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *laugu.

Noun

lēah f

  1. alternative form of lēag
Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative lēah lēaga, lēage
accusative lēage lēaga, lēage
genitive lēage lēaga
dative lēage lēagum

References

  • Mills, David (1976) “Directory of Place Names”, in The Place Names of Lancashire, London: Batsford Books, →ISBN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian лях (ljax), from Old Ruthenian лѧхъ (ljax), from Old East Slavic лѧхъ (lęxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *lęxъ, from Proto-Slavic *lęděninъ (“dweller of wasteland”).

Noun

leah m (plural leși)

  1. (dated) Pole, Polack

Declension

Declension of leah
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative leah leahul leși leșii
genitive-dative leah leahului leși leșilor
vocative leahule leșilor

Further reading

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