лесть

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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old East Slavic льсть (lĭstĭ), from Proto-Slavic *lьstь. According to Vasmer, a link with German List is possible.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

лесть • (lestʹ) f inan (genitive ле́сти, nominative plural ле́сти, genitive plural ле́стей)

  1. flattery, adulation, cajolery

Declension[edit]

Declension of лесть (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative ле́сть
léstʹ 		ле́сти
lésti
genitive ле́сти
lésti 		ле́стей
léstej
dative ле́сти
lésti 		ле́стям
léstjam
accusative ле́сть
léstʹ 		ле́сти
lésti
instrumental ле́стью
léstʹju 		ле́стями
léstjami
prepositional ле́сти
lésti 		ле́стях
léstjax

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “лесть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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