lichwa

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lixva, from a Germanic language, likely Gothic *𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍈𐌰 (*leiƕa); ultimately from Proto-Germanic *līhwaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlix.fa/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ixfa
  • Syllabification: lich‧wa

Noun

lichwa f

  1. usury

Declension

adjective
  • lichwiarski
adverb
  • lichwiarsko
nouns
verbs
  • lichwiarzyć
  • lichwić

Further reading

  • lichwa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • lichwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from a Khoe language.

Noun

líchwa class 5 (plural émáchwa class 6)

  1. ice
  2. snow
  3. cold

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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