лестощі

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Middle Ukrainian лесть (lestʹ, deception; seduction) +‎ -ощі (-ošči), from Old East Slavic льсть (lĭstĭ), from Proto-Slavic *lьstь.

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Noun

ле́стощі (léstoščim inan pl (genitive ле́стощів, plural only)

  1. flattery
    Synonym: (dialectal) ле́стка (léstka)

Declension

Declension of ле́стощі
(inan pl-only semisoft masc-form accent-a)
plural
nominative ле́стощі
léstošči
genitive ле́стощів
léstoščiv
dative ле́стощам
léstoščam
accusative ле́стощі
léstošči
instrumental ле́стощами
léstoščamy
locative ле́стощах
léstoščax
vocative ле́стощі
léstošči

References

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1989), “лесть”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), volume 3 (Кора – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 225
  2. ^ Chikalo, M. I., editor (2013), “лесть”, in Словник української мови XVI – I пол. XVII ст. (in Ukrainian), numbers 16 (легкомыслность – лѧчи), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 24
  3. ^ Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1977), “лесть”, in Словник староукраїнської мови XIV–XV ст. (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 544
  4. ^ Avanesov, R. I., editor (1991), “льсть”, in Словарь древнерусского языка (XI–XIV вв.): в 10 т. (in Russian), volume 4 (изживати – молениѥ), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 449

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