leax

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lahsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lakso-. Cognate with Old High German lahs (German Lachs), Old Norse lax (Swedish lax). The Indo-European root is also the source of Lithuanian lašiša, Latvian lasis, Russian лосо́сь (losósʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /læ͜ɑks/

Noun

leax m

1. a salmon

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	leax	leaxas
accusative	leax	leaxas
genitive	leaxes	leaxa
dative	leaxe	leaxum

Descendants

• Middle English: lax, lex
  • English: lax
  • Scots: lax