Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *laskati. By surface analysis, ласка (laska, caress) +‎ -а́я (-ája).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ласка́я (laskája) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (transitive) to flatter, to adulate, to jolly
  2. (transitive, figurative) to blandish

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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

Russian

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Participle

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ласка́я (laskája)

  1. present adverbial imperfective participle of ласка́ть (laskátʹ)