леди

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

• ле́йди (léjdi)

Etymology

Borrowed from English lady.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛdi]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛdi
• Syllabification^(key): ле‧ди

Noun

ле́ди • (lédi) f

1. lady (title of British nobility)

Declension

Declension of ле́ди

	singular
indefinite	ле́ди lédi
definite	—

References

• “леди”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “леди”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from English lady.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛdi]
• Hyphenation: ле‧ди

Noun

леди • (ledi) f (uncountable)

1. lady (title of British nobility)
2. lady (a woman of breeding or higher class, a woman of authority)

See also

• госпоѓа f (gospoǵa)

Further reading

• “леди” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from English lady.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlʲedʲɪ]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

ле́ди • (lédi) f anim (indeclinable, pejorative ле́дя)

1. lady (usually in British context; title of a woman of breeding and authority)

Related terms

• миле́ди f anim (milédi)

Related via Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz:

• Borrowed:
  • лорд m anim (lord)
• Borrowed into Proto-Slavic then inherited:
  • хлеб m (xleb)

See also

• госпожа́ (gospožá)
• суда́рыня (sudárynja)