ласка
Belarusian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɫaska]
Audio (file)
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *lasica ~ *laska.
Noun
ла́ска • (láska) f animal (genitive ла́скі, nominative plural ла́скі, genitive plural ла́сак)
- least weasel (Mustela nivalis)
- Synonym: ла́сіца (lásica)
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | ла́ска láska |
ла́скі láski |
genitive | ла́скі láski |
ла́сак lásak |
dative | ла́сцы láscy |
ла́скам láskam |
accusative | ла́ску lásku |
ла́сак lásak |
instrumental | ла́скай, ла́скаю láskaj, láskaju |
ла́скамі láskami |
locative | ла́сцы láscy |
ла́сках láskax |
count form | — | ла́скі1 láski1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Slavic *làska (“caress”).
Noun
ла́ска • (láska) f inan (genitive ла́скі, nominative plural ла́скі, genitive plural ла́сак)
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | ла́ска láska |
ла́скі láski |
genitive | ла́скі láski |
ла́сак lásak |
dative | ла́сцы láscy |
ла́скам láskam |
accusative | ла́ску lásku |
ла́скі láski |
instrumental | ла́скай, ла́скаю láskaj, láskaju |
ла́скамі láskami |
locative | ла́сцы láscy |
ла́сках láskax |
count form | — | ла́скі1 láski1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- “ласка” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *làska (“caress”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɫaskɐ]
Declension
References
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *laskati.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɫaska]
Conjugation
l-participles | imperfect | aorist | non-finite forms | |||
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masculine | ласкал | — | adjectival participle | — | ||
feminine | ласкала | — | adverbial participle | ласкајќи | ||
neuter | ласкало | — | verbal noun | ласкање | ||
plural | ласкале | — | perfect participle | ласкано | ||
present | imperfect | aorist | imperative | |||
1st singular | ласкам | ласкав | — | — | ||
2nd singular | ласкаш | ласкаше | — | ласкај | ||
3rd singular | ласка | ласкаше | — | — | ||
1st plural | ласкаме | ласкавме | — | — | ||
2nd plural | ласкате | ласкавте | — | ласкајте | ||
3rd plural | ласкаат | ласкаа | — | — | ||
Compound tenses | ||||||
perfect | сум ласкал | present of сум (except in the 3rd person) + imperfect l-participle | ||||
има-perfect | имам ласкано | present of има + perfect participle | ||||
pluperfect | бев ласкал | imperfect of сум + imperfect l-participle | ||||
има-pluperfect | имав ласкано | imperfect of има + perfect participle | ||||
има-perfect reported | сум имал ласкано | perfect of има + perfect participle | ||||
future | ќе ласкам | ќе + present | ||||
има-future | ќе имам ласкано | future of има + perfect participle | ||||
future in the past | ќе ласкав | ќе + imperfect | ||||
има-future in the past | ќе имав ласкано | future in the past of има + perfect participle | ||||
future reported | ќе сум ласкал | ќе + imperfect l-participle | ||||
има-future reported | ќе сум имал ласкано | future reported of има + perfect participle | ||||
conditional | би ласкал | би + imperfect l-participle | ||||
има-conditional | би имал ласкано | conditional of има + perfect participle |
Russian

Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɫaskə]
Audio (file)
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *làska (“caress”).
Declension
Synonyms
- не́жность (néžnostʹ)
- добросерде́чность (dobroserdéčnostʹ)
Related terms
- ласка́ние (laskánije)
- ласка́тель (laskátelʹ), ласка́тельство (laskátelʹstvo)
- ласка́тельный (laskátelʹnyj), ласка́тельно (laskátelʹno)
- ласка́ть impf (laskátʹ), приласка́ть pf (prilaskátʹ)
- ласка́ться (laskátʹsja)
- ласти́ться (lastítʹsja)
- приласка́вший (prilaskávšij)
Alternative forms
- ла́сица (lásica) — dialectal
Noun
ла́ска • (láska) f anim (genitive ла́ски, nominative plural ла́ски, genitive plural ла́сок, relational adjective ла́сочий)
- weasel (mammal, Mustela nivalis)
Declension
Related terms
- ла́сочий (lásočij)
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɫaskɐ]
Audio (file)
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *lasica ~ *laska.
Noun
ла́ска • (láska) f animal (genitive ла́ски, nominative plural ла́ски, genitive plural ла́сок)
- weasel (mammal, Mustela nivalis)
- Synonym: ла́сиця (lásycja)
Declension
Etymology 2
From Proto-Slavic *làska (“caress”).
Noun
ла́ска • (láska) f inan (genitive ла́ски, nominative plural ла́ски, genitive plural ла́сок)
- caress, endearment
- petting
- in expressions
- будь ла́ска! ― budʹ láska! ― please!
Declension
Derived terms
- ласка́вий (laskávyj)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ласка”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “ласка”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)