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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lędvьje, from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“loins”). Cognate with Sanskrit रन्ध्र (rándhra, “split, hole”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ля́двея • (ljádveja) f inan (genitive ля́двеи, nominative plural ля́двеи, genitive plural ля́двей)
- (anatomy, archaic) thigh, haunch
- Synonyms: бедро́ (bedró), ля́жка (ljážka)
Declension
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “лядвея”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress