# лижа
## Bulgarian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lizati.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈliʒɐ]

### Verb

ли́жа • (líža) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective ли́зна)
* (transitive) to lick (to stroke with the tongue)
* (transitive) (of flames) to lick (to touch lightly)
* (reflexive with си) to lick up
    лижа си раните (idiom) ― liža si ranite ― to lick one's wounds

#### Conjugation

$^1$Dialectally marked.

#### Derived terms

* ли́звам (lízvam) (semelfactive)
* доли́жа pf (dolíža), доли́звам impf (dolízvam)
* зали́жа pf (zalíža), зали́звам impf (zalízvam)
* изли́жа pf (izlíža), изли́звам impf (izlízvam)
* нали́жа pf (nalíža), нали́звам impf (nalízvam)
* оли́жа pf (olíža), оли́звам impf (olízvam)
* обли́жа pf (oblíža), обли́звам impf (oblízvam)
** бли́жа impf (blíža), бли́звам impf (blízvam) (back-formed, -б- interpreted as a part of the root)
* поли́жа pf (políža), поли́звам impf (polízvam)
* подли́жа се pf (podlíža se), подли́звам се impf (podlízvam se, “to fawn, to ingratiate”) (+ на (na))
** подлизу́рко (podlizúrko, “bootlicker”)
* лиза́ч (lizáč, “drunkard”) (figurative, literally: “licker”)
* ли́зец (lízec) (in compounds)
** блюдоли́зец (bljudolízec, “sycophant”)
* ли́зест (lízest, “lickery”)

#### See also

* слиз (sliz, “mucus, phlegm”) (dialectal), сълза́ (sǎlzá, “tear”) (possibly related via s-mobile)
* ли́зам се (lízam se), ли́згам се (lízgam se, “to slide”) (dialectal) < earlier *lyzati

### References

* “лижа”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “лижа”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
* Nayden Gerov (1899) “ли́жѭ, -ѥшь; ли́захъ (да ли́знѫ, ли́знувамь)”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 12
* Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “лижа, лизвам, лизна”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 395
* “лизати”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025

### Anagrams

* жила (žila)

## Russian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [lʲɪˈʐa]

### Participle

лижа́ • (ližá)
* present adverbial imperfective participle of лиза́ть (lizátʹ)

## Ukrainian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lyža, if existing in Proto-Slavic at all. Cognate with Russian лы́жа (lýža).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɫɪʒɐ]
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### Noun

ли́жа • (lýža) f inan (genitive ли́жі, nominative plural ли́жі, genitive plural лиж, relational adjective ли́жний)
* ski (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow)
    ходи́ти на ли́жах ― xodýty na lýžax ― to ski (literally, “to go on skis”)
    ходьба́ на ли́жах ― xodʹbá na lýžax ― skiing (literally, “walking/going on skis”)

#### Derived terms

* ли́жник m (lýžnyk), ли́жниця f (lýžnycja)
* лижня́ n (lyžnjá)

### Further reading

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “лижа”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “лижа”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
* “лижа”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
* “лижа”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
* “лижа”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)