lesk

See also: lešk and lěsk

English

Alternative forms

• lisk

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛsk/
• Rhymes: -ɛsk

Noun

lesk (plural lesks)

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

Anagrams

• elks, Kels, Elks, Selk, leks, skel

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lъskъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛsk]

Noun

lesk m inan

1. gloss, shine, sheen, luster

Declension

Declension of lesk (velar masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	lesk	lesky
genitive	lesku	lesků
dative	lesku	leskům
accusative	lesk	lesky
vocative	lesku	lesky
locative	lesku	lescích
instrumental	leskem	lesky

Related terms

• lesklý

 

Further reading

• “lesk”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “lesk”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “lesk”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Estonian

Etymology

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

Noun

lesk (genitive lese, partitive leske)

1. widow, widower
2. drone (male bee)

Declension

Declension of lesk (ÕS type 22i/külm, k-ø gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		lesk	lesed
accusative	nom.
	gen.	lese
genitive			leskede
partitive		leske	leski leskesid
illative		leske lesesse	leskedesse lesisse
inessive		leses	leskedes lesis
elative		lesest	leskedest lesist
allative		lesele	leskedele lesile
adessive		lesel	leskedel lesil
ablative		leselt	leskedelt lesilt
translative		leseks	leskedeks lesiks
terminative		leseni	leskedeni
essive		lesena	leskedena
abessive		leseta	leskedeta
comitative		lesega	leskedega

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

lesk

1. imperative of leske

Slovene

Noun

lesk

1. genitive dual/plural of leska

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *leski.

Noun

lesk

1. widower

Inflection

Inflection of lesk (inflection type 3/kivi)
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	leskehe	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	leskehesai	leskihesai
terminative II	leskelesai	leskilesai
terminative III	leskessai	—
additive I	leskehepäi	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]‎^[1], Petrozavodsk: Periodika