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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]
Pronunciation
Noun
ле́стощі • (léstošči) m inan pl (genitive ле́стощів, plural only)
- flattery
- Synonym: (dialectal) ле́стка (léstka)
Declension
Declension of ле́стощі (inan pl-only semisoft masc-form accent-a)
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plural
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nominative
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ле́стощі léstošči
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genitive
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ле́стощів léstoščiv
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dative
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ле́стощам léstoščam
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accusative
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ле́стощі léstošči
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instrumental
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ле́стощами léstoščamy
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locative
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ле́стощах léstoščax
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vocative
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ле́стощі léstošči
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References
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1973), “лестощі”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 4 (І – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 479
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “лестощі”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “лестощі”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “лестощі”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “лестощі”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)