левизна

Russian

Etymology

ле́вый (lévyj) +‎ -изна́ (-izná)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʲɪvʲɪzˈna]

Noun

левизна́ • (levizná) f inan (genitive левизны́, uncountable)

1. left wing political orientation
2. ostensibly left wing political orientation that is imagined or feigned; showy sociopolitical views that are purported to be leftist; ostentatious, affected left-wing radicalism; pretentious sham pseudo-leftism
   • 1920, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
     Детская болезнь «левизны» в коммунизме

     Detskaja boleznʹ «levizny» v kommunizme

     The Childish Sickness of "Leftism" in Communism (commonly translated as "Left-Wing" Communism: An Infantile Disorder)

Declension

Declension of левизна́ (inan sg-only fem-form hard-stem accent-b) 

	singular
nominative	левизна́ levizná
genitive	левизны́ levizný
dative	левизне́ levizné
accusative	левизну́ leviznú
instrumental	левизно́й, левизно́ю leviznój, leviznóju
prepositional	левизне́ levizné

Related terms

• ле́вый (lévyj)
• ле́во (lévo)
• лева́к (levák)
• левацкий (levackij)
• левачество (levačestvo)
• леветь (levetʹ)
• левору́кий (levorúkij)
• левша́ (levšá)