лес

See also: лёс and Appendix:Variations of "les"

Belarusian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lěsъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lʲes]
  • (file)

Noun

лес • (ljes) m inan (genitive ле́су, nominative plural лясы́, genitive plural лясо́ў)

  1. forest, woods

Declension

References

  • “лес” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lʲɛs]

Noun

лес • (les) m

  1. (literary) a large and centuries-old forest
    де́вствените лесове́ ― dévstvenite lesové ― the virgin forests
    Synonym: гора́ (gorá)

Declension

References

  • лес in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
  • лес in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic лѣсъ (lěsŭ), from Proto-Slavic *lěsъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lʲes]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -es

Noun

лес • (les) m inan (genitive ле́са, nominative plural леса́, genitive plural лесо́в, related adjective лесно́й or лесово́й, diminutive лесо́к)

  1. forest, woods
    леса́ ― lesá ― woodland, forests
    де́вственный лес ― dévstvennyj les ― virgin forest, primeval forest
    запове́дный лес (zapovédnyj les) means:
    запове́дник ― zapovédnik ― protection forest
    та́йный лес, свяще́нный лес, бо́жий лес (poetic) ― tájnyj les, svjaščénnyj les, bóžij les ― sacred forest, a forest that nobody may enter
    корабе́льный лес ― korabélʹnyj les ― ship timber
    ли́ственный лес ― lístvennyj les ― leaf-bearing forest
    сме́шанный лес ― sméšannyj les ― mixed forest
    тропи́ческий лес ― tropíčeskij les ― rainforest
    хво́йный лес ― xvójnyj les ― coniferous forest
    ча́ща леса ― čášča lesa ― thicket, the depths of forest
    шум леса ― šum lesa ― murmur of the forest
    как в лесу́ (saying) ― kak v lesú ― at sea, lost, disoriented
    кто в лес, кто по дрова́ (proverb) ― kto v les, kto po drová ― (to be) at sixes and sevens (literally, “some go to the forest, some go for firewood”)
    лес ру́бят — ще́пки летя́т (proverb) ― les rúbjat — ščépki letját ― you can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs (literally, “when cutting trees, chips fly”)
    (для него́) э́то тёмный лес (saying, figuratively) ― (dlja nevó) éto tjómnyj les ― it is all Greek (to him), (he is) completely in the dark about it (literally, “this is the dark forest for him”)
    (для него́) э́то дрему́чий лес (saying, figuratively) ― (dlja nevó) éto dremúčij les ― it is all Greek (to him), (he is) completely in the dark about it (literally, “this is the dark forest for him”)
    в лесу́ лю́ди лесеют, а в лю́дях людеют (proverb) ― v lesú ljúdi lesejut, a v ljúdjax ljudejut ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) (literally, “in the forest people become wild, and become people among people”)
    чей лес, того́ и пень (proverb) ― čej les, tovó i penʹ ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) (literally, “the man who owns a forest, also owns a stump”)
    Бог и ле́су не сравня́л (saying) ― Box i lésu ne sravnjál ― people are not equal (literally, “God doesn’t even make the forest equal”)
  2. (only singular) lumber, timber
    ле́с в плота́х ― lés v plotáx ― timber float
    ле́с на корню́ ― lés na kornjú ― standing timber
  3. (only plural) леса́ scaffolding, scaffold trestle, falsework
    леса́ ― lesá ― scaffolding, scaffold trestle
  4. (figuratively) much, many, a lot of smth. (especially high, eminent)
    лес рук ― les ruk ― a forest of hands (in school if nobody wants to answer the teacher’s question, it's used sarcastically, when nobody actually raises a hand, there is no "forest of hands", not a single "tree", i.e. hand)
    лес мачт ― les mačt ― a large number of ships
    лес штыко́в ― les štykóv ― forest of bayonets

Declension

Hyponyms

Meronyms

Derived terms

compound words:

See also

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lêːs/

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

Noun

ле̑с m (Latin spelling lȇs)

  1. coffin
  2. (regionally) lumber
  3. (regionally) forest, woods
Declension

Etymology 2

From German Löss.

Noun

ле̑с m (Latin spelling lȇs)

  1. (geology) loess
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