Russian edit

Etymology edit

лик (lik) +‎ -ина (-ina)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [lʲɪˈt͡ɕinə]
  • (file)

Noun edit

личи́на (ličínaf inan (genitive личи́ны, nominative plural личи́ны, genitive plural личи́н, diminutive личи́нка)

  1. (dated) mask
  2. (figurative, derogatory) pretense, disguise
  3. scutcheon, keyplate

Declension edit

Further reading edit

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