лещ

See also: леш

Russian

Alternative forms

• лещъ (lešč) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *leščь. Cognate with Polish leszcz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʲeɕː]

• Audio:

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Noun

лещ • (lešč) m anim or m inan (genitive леща́, nominative plural лещи́, genitive plural леще́й, diminutive ле́щик)

1. bream
2. (vernacular) slap in the face, box on the ear

Declension

Declension of лещ (bian masc-form sibilant-stem accent-b) 

		singular	plural
nominative		ле́щ léšč	лещи́ leščí
genitive		леща́ leščá	леще́й leščéj
dative		лещу́ leščú	леща́м leščám
accusative	animate	леща́ leščá	леще́й leščéj
	inanimate	ле́щ léšč	лещи́ leščí
instrumental		лещо́м leščóm	леща́ми leščámi
prepositional		леще́ leščé	леща́х leščáx

Derived terms

• дать леща́ (datʹ leščá)

Related terms

• подле́щик (podléščik)

Further reading

• лещ in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru