leax

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lahsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lakso-. Cognate with Old High German lahs (German Lachs), Old Norse lax (Swedish lax). The Indo-European root is also the source of Lithuanian lašiša, Latvian lasis, Russian лосо́сь (losósʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /læ͜ɑks/

Noun

leax m

  1. a salmon

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative leax leaxas
accusative leax leaxas
genitive leaxes leaxa
dative leaxe leaxum

Descendants

  • Middle English: lax, lex
    • English: lax
    • Scots: lax
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