лесть
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old East Slavic льсть (lĭstĭ), from Proto-Slavic *lьstь. According to Vasmer, a link with German List is possible.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
лесть • (lestʹ) f inan (genitive ле́сти, nominative plural ле́сти, genitive plural ле́стей)
Declension edit
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References edit
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “лесть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress