lesk

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See also: lešk and lěsk

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

lesk (plural lesks)

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

Anagrams

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lъskъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

lesk m inan

  1. gloss, shine, sheen, luster

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika
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