licho

licho

See also: lícho

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

lichy +‎ -o

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈli.xɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ixɔ
  • Syllabification: li‧cho

Adverb

licho

  1. freely

Polish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈli.xɔ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ixɔ
  • Syllabification: li‧cho

Etymology 1

Etymology tree
Proto-Slavic *lixo
Polish licho

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lixo.

    Noun

    licho n

    1. likho, devil, demon, deuce, evil spirit
    2. misfortune
    3. (archaic) odd number
    Declension
    Declension of licho
    singular plural
    nominative licho licha
    genitive licha lich
    dative lichu lichom
    accusative licho licha
    instrumental lichem lichami
    locative lichu lichach
    vocative licho licha

    Etymology 2

    Etymology tree
    Polish lichy
    Proto-Slavic *-o
    Old Polish -o
    Polish -o
    Polish licho

      From lichy + -o.

      Adverb

      licho (comparative bardziej licho, superlative najbardziej licho)

      1. poorly, shoddily
      adjectives
      adverb
      • lichutko
      nouns

      Etymology 3

      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Noun

      licho f

      1. vocative singular of licha

      Further reading

      • “licho”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
      • “licho”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)
      • Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894), “licho”, in “O języku ludowym w powiecie przasnyskim”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 112
      • Stanisław Ciszewski (1916), “licho”, in “Przyczynek do słownika gwary wielkopolskiej”, in Prace Filologiczne‎[3] (in Polish), volume 8, z. 1, Warsaw: skł. gł. w Księgarni E. Wende i Ska, page 95
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