лещ

See also: леш

Russian

Alternative forms

• лещъ (lešč) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʲeɕː]

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Noun

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

1. bream
2. (vernacular) slap in the face, box on the ear

Declension

Declension of лещ (bian masc-form sibilant-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ле́щ léšč	лещи́ leščí
genitive	леща́ leščá	леще́й leščéj
dative	лещу́ leščú	леща́м leščám
accusative animate inanimate	леща́ leščá	леще́й leščéj
	ле́щ léšč	лещи́ leščí
instrumental	лещо́м leščóm	леща́ми leščámi
prepositional	леще́ leščé	леща́х leščáx

Derived terms

• дать леща́ (datʹ leščá)

Related terms

• подле́щик (podléščik)

Further reading

• лещ in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru