лепый

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Russian

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Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic лѣпъ (lěpŭ, beautiful), from Proto-Slavic *lěpъ (beautiful). Akin to Russian лепи́ть (lepítʹ). Compare typologically Latin fōrmōsus, fōrmō (< fōrma). Also compare the second element of Greek όμορφος (ómorfos) (< Ancient Greek εὔμορφος (eúmorphos) < εὖ () + μορφή (morphḗ)) (for the first one see хоро́шенький (xoróšenʹkij), Latin bellus).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ле́пый (lépyj) (comparative ле́пший or (по)ле́пше or (по)ле́пее or (по)ле́пей, adverb ле́по)

  1. (archaic, poetic or ironic) beautiful
  2. (archaic, poetic or ironic) good; proper; useful

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Derived terms

* analyzable, source-derived then inherited

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