локш

Russian

Etymology

From локша́ (lokšá), dialectal form of лапша́ (lapšá, “noodles”). Compare the expression ве́шать лапшу́ на́ уши (véšatʹ lapšú ná uši, “to tell falsehoods”, literally “to hang noodles upon one’s ears”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɫokʂ]

Noun

локш • (lokš) m inan (genitive ло́кша, nominative plural ло́кши, genitive plural ло́кшей) (criminal slang)

  1. lie, falsehood
  2. failure; futility
  3. hopeless affair, no-win affair
  4. emptiness in the soul

Declension

Declension of локш (inan masc-form sibilant-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative ло́кш
lókš 		ло́кши
lókši
genitive ло́кша
lókša 		ло́кшей
lókšej
dative ло́кшу
lókšu 		ло́кшам
lókšam
accusative ло́кш
lókš 		ло́кши
lókši
instrumental ло́кшем
lókšem 		ло́кшами
lókšami
prepositional ло́кше
lókše 		ло́кшах
lókšax

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