ленивый

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic лѣнивꙑи (lěnivyi), from Proto-Slavic *lěnivъ (lazy, sluggish), from *lěniti + *-ivъ, from *lěniti, from *lěnь / *lěnjь (laziness) or *lěnъ (lazy, slow). Synchronically analyzable as лень (lenʹ) + -и́вый (-ívyj).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lʲɪˈnʲivɨj]
  • (file)

Adjective

лени́вый (lenívyj) (comparative (по)лени́вее or (по)лени́вей, superlative са́мый лени́вый or лениве́йший)

  1. lazy (unwilling to work)

Declension

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.