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)

  1. forest, woods
    Synonym: góla

Declension

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)

  1. forest, woods

Declension

References

  • lěs” in Soblex