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Words of the Brothers Karamazov · 274 headwords

Each word with its meanings, its forms, and the lines it stands in.

лавка

the shop; the bench; shop 44 times

лавке, лавку, лавки, лавкой, лавок, Лавка

noun, locative, feminine, singular; noun, accusative, feminine, singular; noun, genitive, feminine, singular

лакей

the lackey; lackey; a lackey 32 times

лакей, лакея, лакеем, лакеев, Лакей

noun, nominative, masculine, singular; noun, accusative, masculine, singular; noun, genitive, masculine, singular

лакейский

lackey; lackey's; lackey's too 3 times

лакейская, Лакейский, лакейский

adjective, nominative, feminine, singular; adjective, nominative, masculine, singular; adjective, nominative, masculine, singular (predicate)

лакомствовать

I feast; indulge; 'indulging' 3 times

лакомствую

verb, present, indicative, active, first, singular, imperfective; verb, present, indicative, active, first, singular, imperfective (quoted)

лакомствовать is a colloquial/dialectal formation from лакомство ('delicacy'); not verifiably Dostoevsky's own coinage

лампада

the icon-lamps; icon-lamp twice

лампад, лампада

noun, genitive, feminine, plural; noun, nominative, feminine, singular

a лампада is a small oil lamp kept burning before religious icons.

лампадка

a lamp; a little lamp; a small oil lamp 4 times

лампадка, лампадку, лампадками

noun, nominative, feminine, singular; noun, accusative, feminine, singular; noun, instrumental, feminine, plural

ласковый

tender; gentle; affectionate 8 times

ласковый, ласковое, ласкова, ласков, ласковым

adjective, nominative, masculine, singular; adjective, nominative, neuter, singular; adjective, accusative, neuter, singular

легковерно

credulously once

легковерно

corrected from adjective to adverb — it modifies the verb сосчитали.

легкомысленный

frivolous; thoughtless; light-minded 23 times

легкомысленное, легкомыслен, легкомысленный, легкомысленной, легкомысленных, легкомысленному, легкомысленного, легкомысленным and 4 more

adjective, nominative, neuter, singular; adjective, nominative, masculine, singular; adjective, genitive, plural

легкомыслие

frivolity; light-mindedness 13 times

легкомыслие, легкомыслия, легкомыслием, легкомыслию

noun, accusative, neuter, singular; noun, genitive, neuter, singular; noun, nominative, neuter, singular

лепетать

babbled; prattled; she babbled 9 times

лепетал, лепетала, лепетали

verb, past, indicative, active, singular, imperfective; verb, past, indicative, active, plural, imperfective

лес

the forest; the wood; through the wood 17 times

лес, лесу, лесом, лесам, леса, Лесом

noun, locative, masculine, singular; noun, instrumental, masculine, singular; noun, accusative, masculine, singular

лета

years; age; in years 6 times

лета, летами

noun, accusative, neuter, plural; noun, instrumental, plural; noun, instrumental, neuter, plural

лететь

flying; was flying; came flying 29 times

летел, лететь, лечу, летит, летя, летела, летят, летящим and 3 more

verb, past, indicative, active, singular, imperfective; verb, active, infinitive, imperfective; verb, present, indicative, active, first, singular, imperfective

летний

summer; a summer one 5 times

летнем, летний, летней, летнюю

adjective, accusative, masculine, singular; adjective, locative, neuter, singular; adjective, genitive, feminine, singular

летось

last summer once

летось

Dialectal adverb meaning "last summer."

либеральный

liberal; most liberal 6 times

либеральный, либеральнейшими, либеральная, либеральном

adjective, nominative, masculine, singular; adjective, instrumental, plural, superlative; adjective, nominative, feminine, singular

лично

personally; in person; in particular 17 times

лично

лишиться

having lost; lost; shall lose 10 times

лишился, лишатся, лишимшись, лишусь, лишившийся, лишиться

verb, past, indicative, middle, singular, perfective; verb, future, indicative, middle, third, plural, perfective; verb, past, indicative, middle, masculine, singular, perfective

лишимшись is a dialectal spelling of лишившись.

лишь

only; merely; just 444 times

лишь, Лишь

particle; particle, part of the phrase чуть лишь; particle, part of чуть лишь idiom

только лишь together mean "the very moment (that)", not two separate words.

ловля

fishing; catching; the fishing 4 times

ловель, ловли, ловлю

noun, genitive, feminine, plural; noun, genitive, feminine, singular; noun, accusative, feminine, singular

ложиться

lay down; lie down; going to bed 13 times

ложился, ложась, ложиться, Ложись, ложилась, ложатся, ложившаяся, ложитесь

verb, past, indicative, middle, singular, imperfective; verb, middle, infinitive, imperfective; verb, past, indicative, active, singular, imperfective

ложный

false; falsely 5 times

ложно, ложные, ложной, ложная

adjective, nominative, plural; adjective, genitive, feminine, singular; adjective, nominative, feminine, singular

лошадка

a little horse; horses; the little horse 7 times

лошадку, лошадок, лошадка, лошадкой

noun, accusative, feminine, singular; noun, accusative, feminine, plural; noun, nominative, feminine, singular

лужа

a puddle; puddle 3 times

лужу

луч

ray; rays; a ray 10 times

лучи, луч, луча, лучом

noun, nominative, masculine, plural; noun, accusative, masculine, singular; noun, nominative, masculine, singular

лучше

better; rather; best 54 times

лучше, Лучше

adverb; adverb, comparative; adjective, comparative (predicate)

любезность

amiability; with courtesy; graciousness 5 times

любезностью, любезности, любезность

noun, instrumental, feminine, singular; noun, genitive, feminine, singular; noun, accusative, feminine, singular

любезный

amiable; obliging; my cherished ones 9 times

любезным, любезные, любезнейший, Любезнейшие, любезное, любезному, любезнее, любезною

adjective, instrumental, masculine, singular; adjective, nominative, plural; adjective, superlative, nominative, masculine, singular

любимец

favorite 3 times

любимцем, любимец

noun, instrumental, masculine, singular; noun, nominative, masculine, singular

любитель

connoisseur; a fancier; lover 7 times

любителя, любитель, любители, Любители

noun, nominative, masculine, plural; noun, genitive, masculine, singular; noun, nominative, masculine, singular

любить

love; loved; loves 529 times

люблю, любил, любить, любит, любят, любите, любила, любишь and 23 more

verb, present, indicative, active, first, singular, imperfective; verb, past, indicative, active, singular, imperfective; verb, active, infinitive, imperfective

Tokenizer artifact from an HTML entity split; the actual text is just the verb "Люблю"

любовница

mistress; mistresses; a mistress 5 times

любовницу, любовницами, любовница, любовницы

noun, accusative, feminine, singular; noun, instrumental, feminine, plural; noun, nominative, feminine, singular

любовь

love; of love; with love 162 times

любви, любовь, любовью, Любовь, любовию, Любовью, любви,

noun, genitive, feminine, singular; noun, nominative, feminine, singular; noun, instrumental, feminine, singular

archaic instrumental form of любовь; modern form is любовью

Лягавый

Lyagavy 11 times

Лягавый, Лягавому, Лягавого, Лягавым

proper noun, nominative, masculine, singular; proper noun, dative, masculine, singular; proper noun, genitive, masculine, singular

Nickname literally "pointer dog" — the peasant's mocking name, contrasted with his real name Gorstkin later.

Seen once or twice

лавр

of laurel once

лавчонка

little stall once

лад

fashion once

ладоши

hands once

лазар

Lazarus once

лазеечка

little loophole once

лазить

to climb; climb twice

лай

barking once

лайковый

kid once

лакомый

tasty once

лампа

lamps; of the lamp twice

ланита

cheek once

лань

the doe once

Лаодикия

Laodicea once

лаптишки

bast shoes once

лапша

noodles once

ласкательно

coaxingly once

ласкаться

cooed caressingly; fawning twice

ласковость

tenderness; sweetness twice

ласточка

a swallow once

латинский

Latin twice

латынь

Latin twice

лаять

barked; barks twice

лгун

liars; Liars twice

лгунишка

a little liar once

лёгкость

ease once

лён

flax once

Лёша

Lyosha once

лебединый

swan once

лебедь

a swan once

Лев

Leo; of Leo twice

легковерный

credulous twice

легкомысленно

frivolously twice

легконогий

light on her feet once

леденеть

froze over once

ледок

some ice once

ледяной

icy twice

лексикон

the dictionary once

лелеять

tended; cherish twice

ленивый

lazy twice

лентяй

loafers; idler twice

лепёшка

flapjack once

лепей

the better once

лепет

babble once

лесник

the forester once

лестный

delightful once

летать

flying once

летучий

fleeting once

лечебница

the clinic once

лешечка

Lyoshechka once

лжеподобие

a false likeness; false likeness twice

лживый

lying once

ли-с

well once

лизать

lick once

лизнуть

lick once

ликёрец

liqueur once

ликерчик

some liqueur once

лиловый

lilac once

лимон

of lemon once

линейный

the line [regiment] once

липа

a linden; lindens twice

лисица

the fox once

листик

leaf once

листок

sheet; the sheet twice

Литейная

the Liteiny side once

литератор

a man of letters once

литература

literature; of literature twice

литографический

lithographed once

литография

lithographs once

литургия

the liturgy once

лить

came down once

лихой

fine once

лихоимствовать

practice usury once

лишать

withholds once

лишённый

devoid; lacking twice

лобзание

the embrace once

лобызание

kisses once

лобызаться

to kiss once

ловкость

the agility once

ловушка

trap once

ловчий

huntsmen once

логический

logical once

логичный

logical once

ложесна

womb; the womb thing twice

ложка

his spoon; a spoonful twice

ложно

falsely once

лом

aching once

ломить

drives too hard; hammers away twice

ломиться

was forcing his way in; had come battering twice

лоно

the bosom once

лопнуть

had collapsed once

лопух

a burdock once

лопушник

the burdock once

лоск

gloss; A veneer twice

лоскуток

the scraps; scraps twice

лохмотья

rags once

лошадёнка

little nag once

луг

the meadows once

лужайка

a meadow once

лукавство

slyness once

лукьянов

Lukyanov once

лупить

whack once

лупоглазый

goggle-eyed once

лучиночка

splinters once

лучший

finest; best twice

лысоватый

balding once

ль

[question marker] once

льстиво

flatteringly once

льстивый

fawning once

льстить

flattered once

любивший

who did not love once

любившими

those who loved once

любознательный

inquisitive once

любой

any twice

любопытствующий

a curiosity-seeker; inquisitive twice

любострастный

voluptuous once

любящий

loving twice

люд

folk once

людовик

Louis once

людская

servants' quarters once

люстра

chandeliers twice

лютеранский

Lutheran once

лютеранствующий

Lutheranizing once

Лютеров

Luther's once

là

there once

les

them; The twice

lui

him once

The particulars

The words
Every word of the text, parsed: its headword, its form and its meaning in the line. Source text: public domain (Fyodor Dostoevsky, d. 1881; Russian from the Nauka academic edition via ru.wikisource).
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Two whoopie pies and a pine. An inside joke.