ликбез

Russian

Etymology

Acronym of ликвида́ция безгра́мотности (likvidácija bezgrámotnosti, “elimination of illiteracy”), since the 1920s.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [lʲɪɡˈbʲes]

Noun

ликбе́з • (likbéz) m inan (genitive ликбе́за, nominative plural ликбе́зы, genitive plural ликбе́зов)

  1. (Soviet Union) Likbez
  2. (colloquial) grounding (giving a basic education in a particular subject)

Declension
Declension of ликбе́з (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative ликбе́з
likbéz		 ликбе́зы
likbézy
genitive ликбе́за
likbéza		 ликбе́зов
likbézov
dative ликбе́зу
likbézu		 ликбе́зам
likbézam
accusative ликбе́з
likbéz		 ликбе́зы
likbézy
instrumental ликбе́зом
likbézom		 ликбе́зами
likbézami
prepositional ликбе́зе
likbéze		 ликбе́зах
likbézax

Derived terms
  • ликбе́зник (likbéznik)
  • ликбе́зный (likbéznyj)
  • ликбе́зовский (likbézovskij)

References
  • Šanskij N. M., Žuravlev A. F., editors (1999), “ликбез”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 9, Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 99
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