лѣсъ
Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *lěsъ.
Noun
лѣсъ • (lěsŭ) m
- forest
- woods
- from the Homily against the Bogumils, 1794-1796:
- бо би велѣлъ богъ не дѣлати чловѣкомъ то бꙑлиѥ жито би раждало и лѣсъ грозниѥ.
- bo bi velělŭ bogŭ ne dělati člověkomŭ to bylije žito bi raždalo i lěsŭ groznije.
- If God had ordered men not to work, plants would grow grain and woods grapes.
- from Vita Methodii, 0700210:
- и азъ на лѣсѣ надаю, своі дьнь съконьчавъ.
- i azŭ na lěsě nadaju, svoi dĭnĭ sŭkonĭčavŭ.
- Now my days are ending and I am waiting for the woods.
- from the Homily against the Bogumils, 1794-1796:
Old East Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *lě̑sъ. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic лѣсъ (lěsŭ) and Old Polish las.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈleːsʊ/→/ˈlʲeːsʊ/→/ˈlʲɛːs/, /ˈlʲeːs/
- Hyphenation: лѣ‧съ
Noun
лѣсъ (lěsŭ) m (diminutive лѣсъкъ or лѣсьць, related adjective лѣсьнъ)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | лѣсъ lěsŭ |
лѣса lěsa |
лѣси lěsi |
| genitive | лѣса lěsa |
лѣсу lěsu |
лѣсъ lěsŭ |
| dative | лѣсу lěsu |
лѣсома lěsoma |
лѣсомъ lěsomŭ |
| accusative | лѣсъ lěsŭ |
лѣса lěsa |
лѣсꙑ lěsy |
| instrumental | лѣсъмь lěsŭmĭ |
лѣсома lěsoma |
лѣсꙑ lěsy |
| locative | лѣсѣ lěsě |
лѣсу lěsu |
лѣсѣхъ lěsěxŭ |
| vocative | лѣсе lěse |
лѣса lěsa |
лѣси lěsi |
Descendants
References
- Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1902) “лѣсъ”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments][1] (in Russian), volume 2 (Л – П), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 76
Russian
Noun
лѣсъ • (lěs) m inan (genitive лѣ́са, nominative plural лѣса́, genitive plural лѣсо́въ)
- Pre-1918 spelling of лес (les).
Declension
Pre-reform declension of лѣсъ (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-c irreg)