лѣса

Russian

Etymology 1

Noun

лѣса́ • (lěsá) f inan (genitive лѣсы́, nominative plural лѣ̈сы, genitive plural лѣ̈съ)

1. Pre-1918 spelling of леса́ (lesá, “fishing line”).

Usage notes

• лѣса́ (lěsá) is one of the few Russian terms in pre-1918 orthography in which a stressed ѣ (jě) is pronounced like the letter ё (jo). It is therefore written with a diaeresis in a similar fashion: ѣ̈ (jǒ). Note that this only occurs in certain inflections.

Declension

Pre-reform declension of лѣса́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-d) 

	singular	plural
nominative	лѣса́ lěsá	лѣ̈сы ljǒ́sy
genitive	лѣсы́ lěsý	лѣ̈съ ljǒ́s
dative	лѣсѣ́ lěsě́	лѣ̈самъ ljǒ́sam
accusative	лѣсу́ lěsú	лѣ̈сы ljǒ́sy
instrumental	лѣсо́й, лѣсо́ю lěsój, lěsóju	лѣ̈сами ljǒ́sami
prepositional	лѣсѣ́ lěsě́	лѣ̈сахъ ljǒ́sax

Etymology 2

Noun

лѣса́ • (lěsá) m inan pl (genitive лѣсо́въ, plural only)

1. Pre-1918 spelling of леса́ (lesá, “scaffolding”).

Declension

Pre-reform declension of лѣса́^△ (inan pl-only masc-form hard-stem accent-b irreg) 

	plural
nominative	лѣса́△ lěsá△
genitive	лѣсо́въ lěsóv
dative	лѣса́мъ lěsám
accusative	лѣса́△ lěsá△
instrumental	лѣса́ми lěsámi
prepositional	лѣса́хъ lěsáx

^△ Irregular.

Etymology 3

Noun

лѣса́ • (lěsá)

1. nominative/accusative plural of лѣсъ (lěs)

Noun

лѣ́са • (lě́sa)

1. genitive singular of лѣсъ (lěs)