лыжа

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lyža, if existing in Proto-Slavic at all. Cognate with Ukrainian ли́жа (lýža).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɫɨʐə]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

лы́жа • (lýža) f inan (genitive лы́жи, nominative plural лы́жи, genitive plural лыж, relational adjective лы́жный)

  1. ski (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow)
    встать на лы́жи ― vstatʹ na lýži ― get on skis, go skiing
  2. runner (on a sleigh or sled)

Declension

Declension of лы́жа (inan fem-form sibilant-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative лы́жа
lýža 		лы́жи
lýži
genitive лы́жи
lýži 		лы́ж
lýž
dative лы́же
lýže 		лы́жам
lýžam
accusative лы́жу
lýžu 		лы́жи
lýži
instrumental лы́жей, лы́жею
lýžej, lýžeju 		лы́жами
lýžami
prepositional лы́же
lýže 		лы́жах
lýžax

Synonyms

Derived terms

Phrases
  • востри́ть лы́жи impf (vostrítʹ lýži), навостри́ть лы́жи pf (navostrítʹ lýži)
  • ма́зать лы́жи impf (mázatʹ lýži), сма́зать лы́жи pf (smázatʹ lýži)

Descendants

  • → Armenian: լիժա (liža)
  • → Kumyk: лыжа (lıja)

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “лыжа”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

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