loh

See also: Loh and -loh

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lōgą (“site, situation, camp”), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to be situated, lie”). Cognate with Old Frisian lōch (“place, locality”), Old High German luog (“cave, den, cubicle”), Old Norse lóg (“place”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈloːx/

Noun

lōh n

  1. A place; stead.

Declension
Declension of loh
Case Singular Plural
nominative lōh lōh
accusative lōh lōh
genitive lōges lōga
dative lōge lōgum

Derived terms
  • lōhsceaft

Descendants
  • Middle English: loȝ, loogh, lough

Zhuang

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 路 (MC luoH).

Pronunciation

Noun

loh (old orthography loƅ, Sawndip forms 垎, classifier diuz)

  1. road; street; route
    Synonym: roen
  2. opportunity; way out
  3. means; method; way; trick

Derived terms
  • daihloh
  • dauhloh
  • maxloh

See also
  • dingqroen
  • gai
  • roennou
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