Old Irish

Noun

lachu f ‎(genitive lachan, nominative plural lachain)

1. duck
   • c. 900, Sanas Cormaic, from the Yellow Book of Lecan, Corm. Y 829

     lacha .i. lichiu quam aliæ auess

     duck, which is wetter than other birds.

Inflection

Derived terms

• lachnach ‎(“abounding in ducks”)

Descendants

• Irish: lacha
• Manx: laagh
• Scottish Gaelic: lach

References

• “lachu” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.