ложь

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic лъжь (lŭžĭ), from Proto-Slavic *lъžь. Cognate with Old Church Slavonic лъжь (lŭžĭ), Ukrainian лож f (lož), dialectal Belarusian лэш f (leš) (Old Belarusian лож (lož)), Old Czech lež f, Czech lež f, Slovak lož f, Old Polish łeż, Slovincian łäž f, Serbo-Croatian lȃž f, Slovene láž f (tonal orthography), lȅž f (tonal orthography). Has an exact reflex in Old English lyġe, English lie from Proto-Germanic *lugiz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɫoʂ]
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Noun

ложь (ložʹf inan (genitive лжи, nominative plural лжи, genitive plural лжей)

  1. lie, falsehood

Usage notes

  • A lie which is told to deceive someone is a ложь (ložʹ). Tall tales told without the malicious intention of deceiving others are враньё (vranʹjó).

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