Длќнная єбка закрывђла её лодІжки. | The long skirt covered her ankles. |
ЛодІжки Мђши бІли закрІты. | Masha's ankles were covered. |
Ћн смотрљл на её џзкие лодІжки. | He looked at her narrow ankles. |
NB When the word лодІжка functions as a subject and does not have a descriptive modifier, the construction лодІжка у + Genitive is often preferred to (a) and (b), above: | |
ЛодІжки у Мђши бІли џзкие, изїщные. | Masha had slender, graceful ankles. |
NB Note that (a) is more common than (b) or (c). | |
лљвая/прђвая лодІжка | the left/right ankle |
Прђвая лодІжка у Мђши былђ расцарђпана. | Masha's right ankle was scratched. |
лодІжка лљвой/прђвой ногќ | the left/right ankle |
лодІжка на лљвой/прђвой ногљ | the left/right ankle |
щќколотка | ankle |
NB The words щќколотка "ankle" and лодІжка "ankle" are not always interchangeable. The word щќколотка is often used in expressions which indicate length: єбка по щќколотку "a skirt down to one's ankles," вІше щќколотки "above the ankle," нќже щќколотки "below the ankle." The word лодІжка is not used in these expressions. With words denoting positive attributes such as изїщная, точёная, сухђя, the word лодІжка is more likely to be used. | |
щќколка Substandard | ankle |
лодІжечка | ankle |
ногђ | leg |
лодІжка лљвой ногќ | the left ankle |
тћнкая лодІжка | a slim ankle |
џзкая лодІжка | a narrow ankle |
сухђя лодІжка | a bony ankle |
изїщная лодІжка | an elegant ankle |
точёная лодІжка | an exquisite ankle |
распухђть/распџхнуть: у Ng лодІжкаn распџхла | N's ankle is swollen |
распџхшая лодІжка | a swollen ankle |
ломђть/сломђть Nd/(себљd) нћгуa в лодІжкеp | to break N's/one's ankle |
NB Note that the word лодІжка is not used to refer to twisting or spraining an ankle. The word ногђ is used instead: | |
подвернџть нћгу; вІвихнуть нћгу | to twist an ankle |
растянџть нћгу | to sprain an ankle |
Мїч бћльно удђрил егћ по лодІжке. | The ball hit his ankle painfully. |
Длќнная єбка закрывђла её лодІжки. | The long skirt covered her ankles. |