лещ

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See also: леш

Russian

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *leščь. Cognate with Polish leszcz.

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Noun

лещ (leščm anim or m inan (genitive леща́, nominative plural лещи́, genitive plural леще́й, diminutive ле́щик)

  1. bream
  2. (vernacular) slap in the face, box on the ear

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Further reading

  • лещ in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru