лёгкое

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

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лёгкое • (ljóxkoje)

1. nominative/accusative neuter singular of лёгкий (ljóxkij)

From the adjective лёгкий (ljóxkij, “light, easy”). Compare Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (“light, not heavy, agile, nimble”), with a sense of "the light organ" developing later. Compare Polish lekkie, English lung.

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

1. (anatomy) lung

• воспале́ние лёгких (vospalénije ljóxkix)

• → Ingrian: ljohkoi

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