lěs

See also: Appendix:Variations of "les"

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɪs/, [lʲɪs]

Noun

lěs m ? (diminutive lěsk)

1. forest, woods

   Synonym: góla

Declension

Declension of lěs

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	lěs	lěsa	lěse
Genitive	lěsa	lěsowu	lěsow
Dative	lěsoju	lěsoma	lěsam
Accusative	lěs	lěsa	lěse
Instrumental	lěsom	lěsoma	lěsami
Locative	lěsu	lěsoma	lěsach

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “lěs”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “lěs”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag