лис

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lysъ.

Pronunciation

Adjective

лис (lis)

  1. bald
  2. having a white spot on the forehead (of animals)

Declension

Russian

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  • Rhymes: -is

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic лисъ (lisŭ), from Proto-Slavic *lisъ.

Noun

лис (lism anim (genitive ли́са, nominative plural ли́сы, genitive plural ли́сов, feminine лиса́ or лиси́ца, relational adjective ли́сий or лиси́ный, diminutive лисёнок)

  1. male fox (Vulpes vulpes)
    Synonyms: лиса́ (lisá, fox, generic or female), лиси́ца (lisíca, fox, generic or female)
Usage notes
  • лис (lis) is usually used when it is necessary to specify the male gender.
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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “лис”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “лиси́ца”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 484

Etymology 2

Noun

лис (lisf anim pl

  1. genitive/accusative plural of лиса́ (lisá)

Ukrainian

 лис on Ukrainian Wikipedia

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lisъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

лис (lysm animal (genitive ли́са, nominative plural ли́си, genitive plural ли́сів, feminine лиси́ця, relational adjective лиси́чий or ли́сячий)

  1. fox

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