лесник
Bulgarian
Etymology
From лес (les, “forest”) (poetic) + -ник (-nik).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lɛˈsnik]
Noun
лесни́к • (lesník) m
- (literally, obsolete) forest dweller
- Synonym: горя́нин (gorjánin)
- (literary) lesnik (supernatural being from Slavic mythology)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | лесни́к lesník |
лесни́ци lesníci |
| definite (subject form) |
лесни́кът lesníkǎt |
лесни́ците lesnícite |
| definite (object form) |
лесни́ка lesníka | |
| vocative form | лесни́ко lesníko |
лесни́ци lesníci |
Alternative forms
- лесо́вик (lesóvik) — borrowed from Russian
- леша́н (lešán) — dialectal
Related terms
- лес (les, “forest”) (poetic)
Further reading
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “лес”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 367
Russian
Alternative forms
- лѣсни́къ (lěsník) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lʲɪsʲˈnʲik]
Noun
лесни́к • (lesník) m anim (genitive лесника́, nominative plural лесники́, genitive plural леснико́в, relational adjective лесни́чий)
Declension
Declension of лесни́к (anim masc-form velar-stem accent-b)
Related terms
- see: лес (les)
- лесни́чество (lesníčestvo)
See also
- де́рево (dérevo)