лжа

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lъža, from *lъgati +‎ *-ja; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ- and *-yeh₂. Compare Bulgarian лъжа́ (lǎžá).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɫʒa]

Noun

лжа • (lžaf inan (genitive лжі, uncountable)

  1. (archaic) lie, falsehood, untruth
    Synonyms: брехня́ (brexnjá), непра́вда (neprávda), обма́н (obmán)

Declension

Declension of лжа
(inan sg-only semisoft fem-form accent-d)
singular
nominative лжа
lža
genitive лжі
lži
dative лжі
lži
accusative лжу
lžu
instrumental лже́ю
lžéju
locative лжі
lži
vocative лже
lže

Further reading

  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1989), “лжа”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 3 (Кора – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 228
  • Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “лжа”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
  • Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “лжа”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN