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лещ

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See also: леш

Russian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *leščь. Cognate with Polish leszcz.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [lʲeɕː]
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Noun

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лещ (leščm anim or m inan (genitive леща́, nominative plural лещи́, genitive plural леще́й, diminutive ле́щик)

  1. bream
    • 1903, Антон Чехов [Anton Chekhov], “chapter II”, in Невеста, Санкт-Петербург: Журнал для всех; English translation from Robert Payne, transl., The Bride, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963:
      Была́ среда́, день по́стный, и потому́ ба́бушке пода́ли по́стный борщ и леща́ с ка́шей.
      Bylá sredá, denʹ póstnyj, i potomú bábuške podáli póstnyj boršč i leščá s kášej.
      It was Wednesday, a fast day, and Granny was served meatless borshch and bream with porridge.
  2. (vernacular) slap in the face, box on the ear

Declension

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Derived terms

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Phrases

References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “лещ”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999), “лещ”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 479

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