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Bulgarian
Etymology
From лес (les, “forest”) (poetic) + -ник (-nik).
Pronunciation
Noun
лесни́к • (lesník) m
- (literally, obsolete) forest dweller
- Synonym: горя́нин (gorjánin)
- (literary) lesnik (supernatural being from Slavic mythology)
Declension
- 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
Etymology
лес (les) + -ни́к (-ník)
Pronunciation
Noun
лесни́к • (lesník) m anim (genitive лесника́, nominative plural лесники́, genitive plural леснико́в, relational adjective лесни́чий)
- ranger, forest ranger, woodsman
Declension
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