leč

See also: lec, LEC, leć, and leç

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech leč, from Proto-Slavic *lěče. Compare Polish lecz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛt͡ʃ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛtʃ

Conjunction

leč

  1. but, yet

See also

Further reading

  • leč in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • leč in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • leč in Internetová jazyková příručka

Old Czech

Alternative forms

  • ľeč (alternative writing)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěče. Compare Old Polish lecz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈlɛt͡ʃ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈlɛt͡ʃ/

Conjunction

leč

  1. Repeated, disjunctive conjunction; either... or... let
    • 14th century, O Jetřichovi Berúnském:
      Jáť udeřím, več tna ránu,
      leč buď kámen, leč buď v stěnu.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. Limiting conjunction; unless
  3. Restrictive conjunction; only

Descendants

  • Czech: leč

References

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