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лес

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

Belarusian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *lěsъ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [lʲes]
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Noun

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

  1. forest, woods

Declension

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Declension of лес (inan hard masc-form accent-c)
singular plural
nominative лес
ljes 		лясы́
ljasý
genitive ле́су
ljésu 		лясо́ў
ljasów
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

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

Bulgarian

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лес

Etymology

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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *leh₁s-u-der.?
Proto-Slavic *lěsъ
Old Church Slavonic лѣсъ (lěsŭ)
Bulgarian лес

    Inherited from Old Church Slavonic лѣсъ (lěsŭ), from Proto-Slavic *lěsъ (“hedge, forest”).

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    Noun

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

    1. (literary), forest, wood, woods (a large area covered with trees; a forest)
      Synonyms: гора́ (gorá), дъбра́ва (dăbráva)
      В далечния лес ехтяха гласовете на птиците.
      V dalečnija les ehtjaha glasovete na pticite.
      The voices of birds echoed in the distant forest.
      Пътеката се губеше навътре в тъмния лес.
      Pătekata se gubeše navătre v tămnija les.
      The path disappeared deep into the dark wood.
      Над селото се простираше стар буков лес.
      Nad seloto se prostiraše star bukov les.
      An old beech forest stretched above the village.

    Declension

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

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    Russian

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    Awaiting nomination clean-up This term has a FWOTD nomination, but is not ready to be featured, particularly: “needs a translated quote for the 4th sense”.
    Please see the submission for more details in Wiktionary:Foreign word of the day/Nominations.
    Russian Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia ru

    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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

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    Noun

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    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”)
      • 1999, Виктор Пелевин [Victor Pelevin], “Три загадки Иштар”, in Generation «П», Вагриус; English translation from Andrew Bromfield, transl., Homo Zapiens, London: Penguin Books, 2000:
        Тата́рский чу́вствовал, что его́ мы́сли полны́ тако́й си́лы, что ка́ждая из них — э́то пласт реа́льности, равнопра́вный во всех отноше́ниях с вече́рним ле́сом, по кото́рому он идёт.
        Tatárskij čúvstvoval, što jevó mýsli polný takój síly, što káždaja iz nix — éto plast reálʹnosti, ravnoprávnyj vo vsex otnošénijax s večérnim lésom, po kotóromu on idjót.
        Tatarsky could sense that his thoughts were filled with such power that each one was a stratum of reality, just as important in every respect as the forest he was walking through this evening.
    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 something (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

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    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.

    Hyponyms

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    Compound words:

    лесо-

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    Serbo-Croatian

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    Pronunciation

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    Etymology 1

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

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    Noun

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    ле̑с m inan (Latin spelling lȇs)

    1. coffin
    2. (regional) lumber
    3. (regional) forest, woods
    Declension
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    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

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    Borrowed from German Löss.

    Noun

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    ле̑с m inan (Latin spelling lȇs)

    1. (geology) loess
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