lěs
See also: Appendix:Variations of "les"
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *lěsъ (“tree, forest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɪs/, [lʲɪs]
Noun
lěs m inan (diminutive lěsk)
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
Upper Sorbian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lě̑sъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɪs/
- Rhymes: -ɪs
- Hyphenation: lěs
- Syllabification: lěs
Noun
lěs m inan (diminutive lěsk)
Declension
Declension of lěs (masculine hard hissing stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lěs | lěsaj | lěsy |
| genitive | lěsa | lěsow | lěsow |
| dative | lěsej | lěsomaj | lěsam |
| accusative | lěs | lěsaj | lěsy |
| instrumental | lěsom | lěsomaj | lěsami |
| locative | lěsu | lěsomaj | lěsach |
| vocative | lěso | lěsaj | lěsy |
References
- “lěs” in Soblex