лящ

Ukrainian

лящ (Abramis brama)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʲaʃt͡ʃ]

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *leščь, from *leskati, *leščati, ultimately onomatopoeic. Compare Russian лещ (lešč), Belarusian лешч (lješč), Polish leszcz.

Noun

лящ • (ljašč) m animal (genitive ляща́, nominative plural лящі́, genitive plural лящі́в)

1. bream, carp bream, common bream (fish of the species Abramis brama, considered the only member of the genus Abramis)

   Synonym: (dialectal) чаба́к m (čabák)

Declension

Declension of лящ (animal semisoft masc-form accent-b)

	singular	plural
nominative	лящ ljašč	лящі́ ljaščí
genitive	ляща́ ljaščá	лящі́в ljaščív
dative	ляще́ві, лящу́ ljaščévi, ljaščú	ляща́м ljaščám
accusative	ляща́ ljaščá	лящі́, лящі́в ljaščí, ljaščív
instrumental	ляще́м ljaščém	ляща́ми ljaščámy
locative	ляще́ві, лящу́, лящі́ ljaščévi, ljaščú, ljaščí	ляща́х ljaščáx
vocative	ля́щу ljášču	лящі́ ljaščí

Etymology 2

Deverbal from ля́скати (ljáskaty), ultimately onomatopoeic.

Noun

лящ • (ljašč) m inan (genitive ляща́, nominative plural лящі́, genitive plural лящі́в)

1. slap (blow with the open hand)

   Synonyms: ля́панець m (ljápanecʹ), ля́пас m (ljápas)

Declension

Declension of лящ (inan semisoft masc-form accent-b)

	singular	plural
nominative	лящ ljašč	лящі́ ljaščí
genitive	ляща́ ljaščá	лящі́в ljaščív
dative	ляще́ві, лящу́ ljaščévi, ljaščú	ляща́м ljaščám
accusative	лящ ljašč	лящі́ ljaščí
instrumental	ляще́м ljaščém	ляща́ми ljaščámy
locative	лящу́, лящі́ ljaščú, ljaščí	ляща́х ljaščáx
vocative	ля́щу ljášču	лящі́ ljaščí

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “лящ”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2017), “лящ”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 8 (л – мішу́рний), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “лящ”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “лящ”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “лящ”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “лящ”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “лящ”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)