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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic лукавьство (lukavĭstvo), from Proto-Slavic *lǫkavьstvo. By surface analysis, лука́вить (lukávitʹ) +‎ -ство (-stvo).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɫʊˈkafstvə]
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Noun

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лука́вство (lukávstvon inan (genitive лука́вства, nominative plural лука́вства, genitive plural лука́вств)

  1. slyness, craftiness, archness
    Synonyms: хи́трость (xítrostʹ), кова́рство (kovárstvo)

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lǫkavьstvo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lûkaːʋstʋo/
  • Hyphenation: лу‧кав‧ство

Noun

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лу̏ка̄вство n (Latin spelling lȕkāvstvo)

  1. ruse, scheme

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