леший
Russian edit
Alternative forms edit
- лѣ́шій (lě́šij) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěšь, from *lěsъ (“forest, woods”) + *-ьjь (possessive suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ле́ший • (léšij) m anim (genitive ле́шего, nominative plural ле́шие, genitive plural ле́ших)
- (mythology) leshy (a male woodland spirit in Slavic mythology who protects wild animals and forests)
Declension edit
Descendants edit
- → English: leshy