# ласка
## Belarusian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [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

$^1$Used 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)
* caress, endearment
* petting

##### Declension

$^1$Used 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: [ˈɫaskɐ]

### Noun

ла́ска • (láska) f
* caress, endearment
* petting

#### Declension
### References

* “ласка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “ласка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

### Anagrams

* класа (klasa), скала (skala)

## Macedonian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *laskati.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɫaska]

### Verb

ласка • (laska) third-singular present, impf (perfective поласка)
* (intransitive) to flatter

#### Conjugation
## Russian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɫaskə]
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *làska (“caress”).

#### Noun

ла́ска • (láska) f inan (genitive ла́ски, nominative plural ла́ски, genitive plural ласк)
* caress, endearment
* petting

##### Synonyms

* не́жность (néžnostʹ)
* добросерде́чность (dobroserdéčnostʹ)

##### Derived terms

* ла́сково (láskovo)
* ла́сковость (láskovostʹ)
* ла́сковый (láskovyj)

##### Related terms

* ласка́ние (laskánije)
* ласка́тель (laskátelʹ), ласка́тельство (laskátelʹstvo)
* ласка́тельный (laskátelʹnyj), ласка́тельно (laskátelʹno)
* ласка́ть impf (laskátʹ), приласка́ть pf (prilaskátʹ)
* ласка́ться (laskátʹsja)
* ласти́ться (lastítʹsja)
* приласка́вший (prilaskávšij)

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lasica ~ *laska.

#### 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)

##### Related terms

* ла́сочий (lásočij)

### Anagrams

* скала́ (skalá)

## Ukrainian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [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!

##### 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)