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лёгкое

лёгкое

Russian

Noun

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

  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

Adjective

лёгкое • ‎(ljóxkoje)

  1. nominative neuter singular form of лёгкий ‎(ljóxkij)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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