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lechite

/ˈlɛxaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
le-chite
IPA
/ˈlɛxaɪt/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of certain West Slavic peoples, including the ancestors of modern Poles, Silesians and the historical Pomeranians and Polabians, speakers of the Lechitic languages.

Etymology

The name is ultimately from Proto-Slavic *lęděninъ (“wasteland dweller”) and is the source of many Polish surnames, such as Lech. More at Lechite.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *lęděninъ

Inflected Forms

Lechites (plural) Lekhite (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Lechitic

Questions

How do you pronounce lechite?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɛxaɪt/.
What does lechite mean?
A member of certain West Slavic peoples, including the ancestors of modern Poles, Silesians and the historical Pomeranians and Polabians, speakers of the Lechitic languages.
Where does lechite come from?
The name is ultimately from Proto-Slavic *lęděninъ (“wasteland dweller”) and is the source of many Polish surnames, such as Lech. More at Lechite.

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