leność

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěnostь. By surface analysis, leny + -ość.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /lʲɛnɔɕt͡ɕ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /lʲɛnɔɕt͡ɕ/

Noun

leność f

  1. laziness, sloth
    Synonyms: gnustwo, gnuśnia, gnuśność, leniwość, leniwstwo, wytłoka
    • 1880 [Middle of the 15th century], Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności, volume V, page 266:
      Ut ita argueretur, skarana, ipsorum pigricia, lenoszcz
      [Ut ita argueretur, skarana, ipsorum pigricia, leność]
adjective
verb

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