лестница

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic лѣстница (lěstnica), derived from *lěstva, from *lězti (to climb) + *-tv-

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlʲesʲnʲɪt͡sə]
  • (file)

Noun

ле́стница (léstnica) f inan (genitive ле́стницы, nominative plural ле́стницы, genitive plural ле́стниц)

  1. stair, staircase
    На́до бы́ло идти́ по ле́стнице.Nádo býlo idtí po léstnice.(insert any grammatical subject) should have taken the stairs.
    сбега́ть/сбега́ть с ле́стницыsbegátʹ/sbegátʹ s léstnicyto run downstairs
    сбега́ть/сбега́ть по ле́стницеsbegátʹ/sbegátʹ po léstniceto run downstairs
  2. ladder, step

Declension

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