ложь

See also: Appendix:Variations of "loz"

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic лъжь (lŭžĭ), from Proto-Slavic *lъžь. Cognate with Old English lyġe, English lie from Proto-Germanic *lugiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɫoʂ]

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

ложь • (ložʹ) f inan (genitive лжи, nominative plural лжи, genitive plural лжей)

1. lie, falsehood

   Synonyms: непра́вда (neprávda), враньё (vranʹjó), обма́н (obmán), фальшь (falʹšʹ), брехня́ (brexnjá)

2. (logic) false

Usage notes

• Some Russians differentiate between ложь (ložʹ) and враньё (vranʹjó). A lie which is told to deceive someone is a ложь. Tall tales told without the malicious intention of deceiving others are враньё. In practice, however, both words can be used with the same meaning, враньё sounding informal and ложь sounding formal.
• This word is generally only used in the singular, although there are rare attestations of plural forms. Some resources on Russian grammar omit the nominative/accusative plural form instead of giving it as лжи.

Declension

Declension of ложь (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-bʹ reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ло́жь lóžʹ	лжи́ lží
genitive	лжи́ lží	лже́й lžéj
dative	лжи́ lží	лжа́м lžám
accusative	ло́жь lóžʹ	лжи́ lží
instrumental	ло́жью lóžʹju	лжа́ми lžámi
prepositional	лжи́ lží	лжа́х lžáx

Pre-reform declension of ложь (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-bʹ reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ло́жь lóžʹ	лжи́ lží
genitive	лжи́ lží	лже́й lžéj
dative	лжи́ lží	лжа́мъ lžám
accusative	ло́жь lóžʹ	лжи́ lží
instrumental	ло́жью lóžʹju	лжа́ми lžámi
prepositional	лжи́ lží	лжа́хъ lžáx

Related terms

• лгун (lgun), лгу́нья (lgúnʹja)
• лжец (lžec)
• лжи́вость (lžívostʹ)
• лжи́вый (lžívyj)
• ло́жный (lóžnyj)

See also

• врать (vratʹ)