лень

See also: лењ and Appendix:Variations of "len"

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěnь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lʲenʲ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -enʲ

Noun

лень • (lenʹ) f inan (genitive ле́ни, uncountable, diminutive ленца́)

  1. laziness, idleness, indolence

Declension

Declension of лень (inan sg-only fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a) 
singular
nominative ле́нь
lénʹ
genitive ле́ни
léni
dative ле́ни
léni
accusative ле́нь
lénʹ
instrumental ле́нью
lénʹju
prepositional ле́ни
léni

Predicative

лень • (lenʹ)

  1. (colloquial) (do/does) not want; feels lazy (to do something)
    мне сего́дня лень учи́ться ― mne sevódnja lenʹ učítʹsja ― I don't feel like studying today

Derived terms

Phrases
  • (его́) лень вперёд него́ родила́сь ((jevó) lenʹ vperjód nevó rodilásʹ)
Proverbs
  • лень — дви́гатель прогре́сса (lenʹ — dvígatelʹ progréssa)

Further reading

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