лицедей

Russian

Etymology

Old East Slavic лицедѣи (liceděi), from Proto-Slavic *licedějь. By surface analysis, лицо́ (licó) +‎ -е- (-e-) +‎ -дей (-dej), combining form of де́ять (déjatʹ, “to do”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [lʲɪt͡sɨˈdʲej]

Noun

лицеде́й • (licedéj) m anim (genitive лицеде́я, nominative plural лицеде́и, genitive plural лицеде́ев, feminine лицеде́йка)

  1. (dated) actor
  2. (figurative, derogatory) pretender, faker

Declension
Declension of лицеде́й (anim masc-form vowel-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative лицеде́й
licedéj		 лицеде́и
licedéi
genitive лицеде́я
licedéja		 лицеде́ев
licedéjev
dative лицеде́ю
licedéju		 лицеде́ям
licedéjam
accusative лицеде́я
licedéja		 лицеде́ев
licedéjev
instrumental лицеде́ем
licedéjem		 лицеде́ями
licedéjami
prepositional лицеде́е
licedéje		 лицеде́ях
licedéjax

Derived terms
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