lesť

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "lest"

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lьstь.

Pronunciation

Noun

lesť f (genitive singular ľsti, lesti, nominative plural ľsti, lesti, genitive plural ľstí, lestí, declension pattern of kosť)

  1. trick, ruse
  2. stratagem

Declension

Declension of lesť
singular plural
nominative lesť ľsti
genitive ľsti ľstí
dative ľsti ľstiam
accusative lesť ľsti
locative ľsti ľstiach
instrumental ľsťou ľsťami
Declension of lesť
singular plural
nominative lesť lesti
genitive lesti lestí
dative lesti lestiam
accusative lesť lesti
locative lesti lestiach
instrumental lesťou lesťami

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “lesť”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024
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