лезвие
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic лезъ (lezŭ, “point of a blade”). Further etymology is unclear. Trubachyov proposes that the term came from honey hunting lexicon and is related to лезть (leztʹ, “to climb”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlʲezvʲɪje]
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Noun
ле́звие • (lézvije) n inan (genitive ле́звия, nominative plural ле́звия, genitive plural ле́звий)
- blade (sharp-edged part of a cutting tool)
- edge (of a sword, a knife, etc.)
- ходи́ть по ле́звию ножа́ ― xodítʹ po lézviju nožá ― to be on a knife-edge
- razor blade
Declension
Declension of ле́звие (inan neut-form i-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ле́звие lézvije | ле́звия lézvija |
| genitive | ле́звия lézvija | ле́звий lézvij |
| dative | ле́звию lézviju | ле́звиям lézvijam |
| accusative | ле́звие lézvije | ле́звия lézvija |
| instrumental | ле́звием lézvijem | ле́звиями lézvijami |
| prepositional | ле́звии lézvii | ле́звиях lézvijax |
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “лезвие”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress