лядвея

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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 (ljádvejaf inan (genitive ля́двеи, nominative plural ля́двеи, genitive plural ля́двей)

  1. (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