lěs

See also: Appendix:Variations of "les"

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lʲie̯s/, (after a stressed preposition) /lɛs/

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
  • lěs in Ernst Muka/Mucke (St. Petersburg and Prague 1911–28): Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow / Wörterbuch der nieder-wendischen Sprache und ihrer Dialekte. Reprinted 2008, Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
  • lěs in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
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