лгать

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lъgati (compare Serbo-Croatian ла̀гати/làgati, Bulgarian лъ́жа (lǎ́ža)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ-, whence also English lie, German lügen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɫɡatʲ]
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Verb

лгать • (lgatʹ) impf (perfective солга́ть or налга́ть)

  1. to lie, to tell lies
    Synonym: врать (vratʹ)
    лгать кому́-либо в глаза́
    lgatʹ komú-libo v glazá
    to lie to someone's face

Conjugation

Derived terms

verbs
  • залга́ться pf (zalgátʹsja)
  • изолга́ться pf (izolgátʹsja)
  • налга́ть pf (nalgátʹ)
  • оболга́ть pf (obolgátʹ)
  • отолга́ться pf (otolgátʹsja)
  • полга́ть pf (polgátʹ)
  • прилга́ть pf (prilgátʹ), прилгну́ть pf (prilgnútʹ), (dated) прилыга́ть impf (prilygátʹ)
  • разолга́ться pf (razolgátʹsja)
  • солга́ть pf (solgátʹ)
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