lesk

English

Alternative forms
  • lisk

Etymology

Apparently of Scandinavian origin: compare Swedish ljumske, Danish lyske.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lɛsk/

Noun

lesk (plural lesks)

  1. (dialectal) The loin; flank.
  2. (dialectal) The groin.

Anagrams

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *leski. Cognate with Finnish leski and Votic lehtši.

Noun

lesk (genitive lese, partitive leske)

  1. widow, widower

Declension
Declension of lesk (type külm)
singular plural
nominative lesk lesed
genitive lese leskede
partitive leske leski / leskesid
illative leske / lesesse leskedesse / leskisse
inessive leses leskedes / leskis
elative lesest leskedest / leskist
allative lesele leskedele / leskile
adessive lesel leskedel / leskil
ablative leselt leskedelt / leskilt
translative leseks leskedeks / leskiks
terminative leseni leskedeni
essive lesena leskedena
abessive leseta leskedeta
comitative lesega leskedega

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

lesk

  1. imperative of leske

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *leski.

Noun

lesk

  1. widower

Inflection
Inflection of lesk
nominative sing. lesk
genitive sing. lesken
partitive sing. lesked
partitive plur. leskid
singular plural
nominative lesk lesked
accusative lesken lesked
genitive lesken leskiden
partitive lesked leskid
essive-instructive lesken leskin
translative leskeks leskikš
inessive leskes leskiš
elative leskespäi leskišpäi
illative ? leskihe
adessive leskel leskil
ablative leskelpäi leskilpäi
allative leskele leskile
abessive lesketa leskita
comitative leskenke leskidenke
prolative leskedme leskidme
approximative I leskenno leskidenno
approximative II leskennoks leskidennoks
egressive leskennopäi leskidennopäi
terminative I ? leskihesai
terminative II leskelesai leskilesai
terminative III leskessai —
additive I ? leskihepäi
additive II leskelepäi leskilepäi

References
  • Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “вдовец”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
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