lěs

See also: Appendix:Variations of "les"

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lěsъ (“tree, forest”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lɪs/, [lʲɪs]

Noun

lěs m inan (diminutive lěsk)

  1. forest, woods
    Synonym: góla

Declension
Declension of lěs
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative lěs lěsa lěse
Genitive lěsa lěsowu lěsow
Dative lěsoju lěsoma lěsam
Accusative lěs lěsa lěse
Instrumental lěsom lěsoma lěsami
Locative lěsu lěsoma lěsach

Further reading
  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “lěs”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “lěs”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěsъ.

Noun

lěs m inan (diminutive lěsk)

  1. forest, woods

Further reading
  • “lěs” in Soblex
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