See also: лишаи and лишај

Russian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [lʲɪˈʂaj]
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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lišajь.

Noun

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лиша́й (lišájm inan (genitive лишая́, nominative plural лишаи́, genitive plural лишаёв)

  1. (lichenology) lichen
  2. (pathology) herpes
Declension
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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “лишай”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Etymology 2

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Verb

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лиша́й (lišáj)

  1. second-person singular imperative imperfective of лиша́ть (lišátʹ)