лестница

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic лѣстница (lěstnica), derived from *lěstva, from *lězti (to climb) + *-tv-. Synchronically analyzable as лезть (leztʹ) + -ница (-nica).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlʲesʲnʲɪt͡sə]
  • (file)

Noun

ле́стница (léstnica) f inan (genitive ле́стницы, nominative plural ле́стницы, genitive plural ле́стниц, related 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 ле́стницыsbegátʹ s léstnicyto run downstairs
    наверху́ ле́стницыnaverxú léstnicyat the top of the stairs
  2. ladder, step

Declension

See also

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