лёгкое

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlʲɵxkəjə] (phonetic respelling: лёхкое)

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Etymology 1

Adjective

лёгкое • (ljóxkoje)

1. nominative/accusative neuter singular of лёгкий (ljóxkij)

Etymology 2

From the adjective лёгкий (ljóxkij, “light, easy”). Compare Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (“light, not heavy, agile, nimble”), with a sense of "the light organ" developing later. Compare Polish lekkie, English lung.

Noun

лёгкое • (ljóxkoje) n inan (genitive лёгкого, nominative plural лёгкие, genitive plural лёгких, relational adjective лёгочный)

1. (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

• воспале́ние лёгких (vospalénije ljóxkix)

Descendants

• → Ingrian: ljohkoi