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лес

See also: лёс and Appendix:Variations of "les"

Belarusian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *lěsъ.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [lʲes]
  • Audio(file)

Noun edit

лес • (ljes) m inan (genitive ле́су, nominative plural лясы́, genitive plural лясо́ў)

  1. forest, woods

Declension edit

Declension of лес (inan hard masc-form accent-c)
singular plural
nominative лес
ljes 		лясы́
ljasý
genitive ле́су
ljésu 		лясо́ў
ljasóŭ
dative ле́су
ljésu 		ляса́м
ljasám
accusative лес
ljes 		лясы́
ljasý
instrumental ле́сам
ljésam 		ляса́мі
ljasámi
locative ле́се
ljésje 		ляса́х
ljasáx
count form — ле́сы1
ljésy1

1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

References edit

  • “лес” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian edit

 
лес

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěsъ (“hedge, forest”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

лес • (les) m (relational adjective ле́сов, diminutive лесо́к)

  1. (literary) a large and centuries-old forest
    де́вствени лесове́ ― dévstveni lesové ― virgin/untilled forests

Declension edit

Declension of лес
singular plural
indefinite лес
les 		лесове́
lesové
definite
(subject form) 		лесъ́т
lesǎ́t 		лесове́те
lesovéte
definite
(object form) 		леса́
lesá
count form — ле́са
lésa

Coordinate terms edit

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

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Russian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic лѣсъ (lěsŭ), from Proto-Slavic *lěsъ.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

лес • (les) m inan (genitive ле́са, nominative plural леса́, genitive plural лесо́в, relational adjective лесно́й or лесово́й, diminutive лесо́к)

  2. forest, woods
    леса́ ― lesá ― woodland, forests
    де́вственный лес ― dévstvennyj les ― virgin forest, primeval forest
    запове́дный лес (zapovédnyj les) means:
    запове́дник ― zapovédnik ― protection forest
    та́йный лес, свяще́нный лес, бо́жий лес (poetic) ― tájnyj les, svjaščénnyj les, bóžij les ― sacred forest, a forest that nobody may enter
    корабе́льный лес ― korabélʹnyj les ― ship timber
    ли́ственный лес ― lístvennyj les ― leaf-bearing forest
    сме́шанный лес ― sméšannyj les ― mixed forest
    тропи́ческий лес ― tropíčeskij les ― rainforest
    хво́йный лес ― xvójnyj les ― coniferous forest
    ча́ща леса ― čášča lesa ― thicket, the depths of forest
    шум леса ― šum lesa ― murmur of the forest
    как в лесу́ (saying) ― kak v lesú ― at sea, lost, disoriented
    кто в лес, кто по дрова́ (proverb) ― kto v les, kto po drová ― (to be) at sixes and sevens (literally, “some go to the forest, some go for firewood”)
    лес ру́бят — ще́пки летя́т (proverb) ― les rúbjat — ščépki letját ― you can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs (literally, “when cutting trees, chips fly”)
    (для него́) э́то тёмный лес (saying, figuratively) ― (dlja nevó) éto tjómnyj les ― it is all Greek (to him), (he is) completely in the dark about it (literally, “this is the dark forest for him”)
    (для него́) э́то дрему́чий лес (saying, figuratively) ― (dlja nevó) éto dremúčij les ― it is all Greek (to him), (he is) completely in the dark about it (literally, “this is the dark forest for him”)
    в лесу́ лю́ди лесеют, а в лю́дях людеют (proverb) ― v lesú ljúdi lesejut, a v ljúdjax ljudejut ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) (literally, “in the forest people become wild, and become people among people”)
    чей лес, того́ и пень (proverb) ― čej les, tovó i penʹ ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) (literally, “the man who owns a forest, also owns a stump”)
    Бог и ле́су не сравня́л (saying) ― Box i lésu ne sravnjál ― people are not equal (literally, “God doesn’t even make the forest equal”)
  3. (only singular) lumber, timber
    ле́с в плота́х ― lés v plotáx ― timber float
    ле́с на корню́ ― lés na kornjú ― standing timber
  4. (only plural) леса́ scaffolding, scaffold trestle, falsework
    леса́ ― lesá ― scaffolding, scaffold trestle
  5. (figuratively) much, many, a lot of smth. (especially high, eminent)
    лес рук ― les ruk ― a forest of hands (in school if nobody wants to answer the teacher’s question, it's used sarcastically, when nobody actually raises a hand, there is no "forest of hands", not a single "tree", i.e. hand)
    лес мачт ― les mačt ― a large number of ships
    лес штыко́в ― les štykóv ― forest of bayonets

Declension edit

Declension of лес (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-c irreg) 
singular plural
nominative ле́с
lés 		леса́△
lesá△
genitive ле́са
lésa 		лесо́в
lesóv
dative ле́су
lésu 		леса́м
lesám
accusative ле́с
lés 		леса́△
lesá△
instrumental ле́сом
lésom 		леса́ми
lesámi
prepositional ле́се
lése 		леса́х
lesáx
partitive ле́су
lésu
locative лесу́
lesú

△ Irregular.

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compound words:

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Serbo-Croatian edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

ле̑с m (Latin spelling lȇs)

  1. coffin
  2. (regionally) lumber
  3. (regionally) forest, woods
Declension edit
Declension of лес
singular plural
nominative ле̑с ле́сови
genitive леса ле́со̄ва̄
dative лесу лесовима
accusative лес лесове
vocative лесе лесови
locative лесу лесовима
instrumental лесом лесовима

Etymology 2 edit

From German Löss.

Noun edit

ле̑с m (Latin spelling lȇs)

  1. (geology) loess
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