льох

• IPA^(key): [lʲɔx]

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Borrowed from Polish loch, form German Loch

льох • (lʹox) m inan (genitive льо́ху, nominative plural льо́хи, genitive plural льо́хів)

1. basement, cellar
   1. root cellar
   2. underground prison
   3. cellar (for wine, gunpowder, etc.)
2. (dated) a kind of (semi-)undeground building were alcohol was served

• 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 (2010–2023), “льох”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• “льох”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

льох • (lʹox) f animal

1. genitive plural of льо́ха (lʹóxa)
2. accusative plural of льо́ха (lʹóxa)

   Synonym: льо́хи (lʹóxy)