leah

See also: Leah

Old English

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /læ͜ɑːx/

Noun

lēah m (nominative plural lēas)

  1. clearing
  2. meadow

Declension
Declension of leah (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative lēah lēas
accusative lēah lēas
genitive lēas lēana
dative lēa lēam, lēaum

Occasionally feminine:

Declension of leah (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative lēah lēa
accusative lēa lēa
genitive lēa lēana
dative lēa lēam, lēaum

Descendants
  • Middle English: legh, lege, lei (from the Anglian variant)
  • ⇒ English: Cholmondeley (from Ċēolmunde + lēah)

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, 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 articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) leah leahul (niște) leși leșii
genitive/dative (unui) leah leahului (unor) leși leșilor
vocative leahule leșilor

Further reading
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