льох
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lʲɔx]
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Etymology 1
Borrowed from Polish loch, from German Loch.
Noun
льох • (lʹox) m inan (genitive льо́ху, nominative plural льо́хи, genitive plural льо́хів)
- basement, cellar
- root cellar
- underground prison
- cellar (for wine, gunpowder, etc.)
- (dated) a kind of (semi-)underground building were alcohol was served
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | льох lʹox |
льо́хи lʹóxy |
| genitive | льо́ху lʹóxu |
льо́хів lʹóxiv |
| dative | льо́хові, льо́ху lʹóxovi, lʹóxu |
льо́хам lʹóxam |
| accusative | льох lʹox |
льо́хи lʹóxy |
| instrumental | льо́хом lʹóxom |
льо́хами lʹóxamy |
| locative | льо́ху, льо́сі lʹóxu, lʹósi |
льо́хах lʹóxax |
| vocative | льо́ху lʹóxu |
льо́хи lʹóxy |
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “льох”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “льох”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “льох”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
льох • (lʹox) f animal