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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěnь.
Pronunciation
Noun
лень • (lenʹ) f inan (genitive ле́ни, uncountable)
- laziness, idleness, indolence
Declension
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singular
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| nominative
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ле́нь
lénʹ
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| genitive
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ле́ни
léni
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| dative
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ле́ни
léni
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| accusative
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ле́нь
lénʹ
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| instrumental
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ле́нью
lénʹju
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| prepositional
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ле́ни
léni
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Predicative
лень • (lenʹ)
- (colloquial) (do/does) not want; feels lazy (to do something)
- мне сего́дня лень учи́ться ― mne sevódnja lenʹ učítʹsja ― I don't feel like studying today