лестощі

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old Ukrainian лесть (lestʹ, deception; seduction) +‎ -ощі (-ošči), from Old East Slavic льсть (lĭstĭ), from Proto-Slavic *lьstь.[1][2][3][4]

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Noun

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

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

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References

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1989), “лесть”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (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. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (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. [Dictionary of the Old Ukrainian Language of the 14ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ cc.] (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. [Dictionary of the Old Russian Language (11ᵗʰ–14ᵗʰ cc.): in 10 vols] (in Russian), volume 4 (изживати – молениѥ), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 449

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