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Bulgarian
Etymology
From an earlier лещник (leštnik), derived from леска́ (leská, “hazel”) + -ник (-nik).
Pronunciation
Noun
ле́шник • (léšnik) m
- hazelnut
Declension
References
- “лешник”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “лешник”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěska, with suffix + -ник (-nik).
Pronunciation
Noun
лешник • (lešnik) m (relational adjective лешников, diminutive лешниче)
- hazelnut
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
лешник m (Latin spelling lešnik)
- a hazelnut