лезо

Inherited from Old East Slavic лезъ (lezŭ, “point of a blade”), with -о (-o). Further etymology is unclear. Trubachyov proposes that the term came from the honey hunting lexicon and is related to лі́зти (lízty, “to climb”).^[1] Compare Russian ле́звие (lézvije), Belarusian лязо́ (ljazó).

• IPA^(key): [ˈɫɛzɔ]

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ле́зо • (lézo) n inan (genitive ле́за, nominative plural ле́за, genitive plural лез)

1. blade, cutting edge (sharp-edged part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts)

   Synonym: клино́к m (klynók)

2. razor blade

   ле́зо безпе́чної бри́тви ― lézo bezpéčnoji brýtvy ― safety razor blade

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “лезо”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2017), “лезо”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 8 (л – мішу́рний), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “лезо”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “лезо”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “лезо”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “лезо”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “лезо”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)