"лесть" meaning in Russian

See лесть in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [lʲesʲtʲ] Audio: Ru-лесть.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Old East Slavic льсть (lĭstĭ), from Proto-Slavic *lьstь. According to Vasmer, a link with German List is possible. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ru|orv|льсть|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old East Slavic льсть (lĭstĭ), {{inh+|ru|orv|льсть}} Inherited from Old East Slavic льсть (lĭstĭ), {{der|ru|sla-pro|*lьstь}} Proto-Slavic *lьstь, {{cog|de|List}} German List Head templates: {{ru-noun+||f}} лесть • (lestʹ) f inan (genitive ле́сти, nominative plural ле́сти, genitive plural ле́стей) Forms: lestʹ [romanization], ле́сти [genitive], ле́сти [nominative, plural], ле́стей [genitive, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], ле́сть [nominative, singular], ле́сти [nominative, plural], ле́сти [genitive, singular], ле́стей [genitive, plural], ле́сти [dative, singular], ле́стям [dative, plural], ле́сть [accusative, singular], ле́сти [accusative, plural], ле́стью [instrumental, singular], ле́стями [instrumental, plural], ле́сти [prepositional, singular], ле́стях [plural, prepositional]
  1. flattery, adulation, cajolery Related terms: ле́стный (léstnyj), льстец (lʹstec), льсти́вый (lʹstívyj), пре́лесть (prélestʹ), льстить (lʹstitʹ)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for лесть meaning in Russian (4.0kB)

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