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Etymology

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From лес (les, forest) (poetic) +‎ -ник (-nik).

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Noun

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лесни́к (lesníkm

  1. (literally, obsolete) forest dweller
    Synonym: горя́нин (gorjánin)
  2. (literary) lesnik (supernatural being from Slavic mythology)

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  • лес (les, forest) (poetic)

Further reading

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  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “лес”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 367

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Etymology

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лес (les) +‎ -ни́к (-ník)

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лесни́к (lesníkm anim (genitive лесника́, nominative plural лесники́, genitive plural леснико́в, relational adjective лесни́чий)

  1. ranger, forest ranger, woodsman

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