лёгкое
Russian
Etymology
From the adjective лёгкий (ljóxkij, “light, easy”). Compare Proto-Indo-European *lengʷʰ- (“light, not heavy, agile, nimble”), with a sense of "the light organ" developing later. Compare Polish lekkie, English lung.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlʲɵxkəjə] (phonetic respelling: лёхкое)
(file)
Noun
лёгкое • (ljóxkoje) n inan (genitive лёгкого, nominative plural лёгкие, genitive plural лёгких)
- (anatomy) lung
Declension
Declension of лёгкое (inan neut-form velar-stem accent-a adj)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | лёгкое ljóxkoje | лёгкие ljóxkije |
| genitive | лёгкого ljóxkovo | лёгких ljóxkix |
| dative | лёгкому ljóxkomu | лёгким ljóxkim |
| accusative | лёгкое ljóxkoje | лёгкие ljóxkije |
| instrumental | лёгким ljóxkim | лёгкими ljóxkimi |
| prepositional | лёгком ljóxkom | лёгких ljóxkix |
Derived terms
- лёгочный (ljógočnyj)
- воспале́ние лёгких (vospalénije ljóxkix)
Adjective
лёгкое • (ljóxkoje)
- nominative neuter singular of лёгкий (ljóxkij)