лед

See also: ЛЕД and лёд

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ledъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ledús.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lɛt]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛt
• Homophone: лет (let)

Noun

лед • (led) m (relational adjective ле́ден, diminutive леде́ц)

1. (uncountable) ice

   ходя по тънък лед

   hodja po tǎnǎk led

   walk on thin ice, walk a tightrope, skate on thin ice

2. (in the plural) any large body consisting of ice
3. (colloquial, ice hockey) skating rink, ice rink

Declension

Declension of лед

	singular	plural
indefinite	лед led	ле́дове lédove
definite (subject form)	ле́дът lédǎt	ле́довете lédovete
definite (object form)	ле́да léda

References

• “лед”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “лед”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “лед”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, pages 343-345
• “лед”, in БЕРОН (Български езикови ресурси онлайн) [BERON (Bulgarian Language Resources Online)] (in Bulgarian), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2024

Further reading

• лед on the Bulgarian Wiktionary.Wiktionary ^bg

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ledъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ledús.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lɛt]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: лед
• Homophones: ЛЕД (LED), лет (let)
• Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

лед • (led) m (relational adjective леден or ледовит)

1. ice

   Synonym: мраз m (mraz)

Declension

Declension of лед

	singular	plural
indefinite	лед (led)	ледови (ledovi)
definite unspecified	ледот (ledot)	ледовите (ledovite)
definite proximal	ледов (ledov)	ледовиве (ledovive)
definite distal	ледон (ledon)	ледовине (ledovine)
vocative	леду (ledu)	ледови (ledovi)
count form	—	леда (leda)

Derived terms

• заледи (zaledi), заледува (zaleduva)
• леденее (ledenee)
• леденикав (ledenikav)
• ледник m (lednik), леденик m (ledenik)
• поледица f (poledica)
• сладолед m (sladoled)

Russian

Noun

лед • (ljod) m inan

1. alternative spelling of лёд (ljod)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ledъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ledús.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lêːd/

Noun

ле̑д m inan (Latin spelling lȇd)

1. ice
2. great frigidity, freezing cold
3. hail

   Synonym: гра̑д

4. the ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)

   Synonym: ле́дак

5. (figuratively) unfeelingness, coldheartedness
6. (figuratively) a state of immobilization from fear, doubt, or surprise

Declension

Declension of лед

	singular	plural
nominative	ле̑д	ле̏дови
genitive	ле̏да	ледова
dative	леду	ледовима
accusative	лед	ледове
vocative	леду	ледови
locative	леду	ледовима
instrumental	ледом	ледовима

References

• Pero Budmani, editor (1898–1903), “led”, in Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika‎^[1] (in Serbo-Croatian), volume 5, Zagreb: JAZU, page 948
• “лед”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026