лестница

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic лѣстница (lěstnica), from Proto-Slavic *lěstva, from *lězti (“to climb”) + *-tv-. By surface analysis, лезть (leztʹ) +‎ -ница (-nica).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlʲesʲnʲɪt͡sə] (phonetic respelling: ле́сница)
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Noun

ле́стница • (léstnica) f inan (genitive ле́стницы, nominative plural ле́стницы, genitive plural ле́стниц, relational adjective ле́стничный, diminutive ле́сенка)

  1. stair, staircase
    На́до бы́ло идти́ по ле́стнице. ― Nádo býlo idtí po léstnice. ― You should've taken the stairs.
    сбега́ть с ле́стницы ― sbegátʹ s léstnicy ― to run downstairs
    наверху́ ле́стницы ― naverxú léstnicy ― at the top of the stairs
  2. ladder, step

Declension

See also

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