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Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lysъ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
лис • (lis)
- bald
- having a white spot on the forehead (of animals)
Declension
Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old East Slavic лисъ (lisŭ), from Proto-Slavic *lisъ.
Noun
лис • (lis) m anim (genitive ли́са, nominative plural ли́сы, genitive plural ли́сов, feminine лиса́ or лиси́ца, relational adjective ли́сий or лиси́ный, diminutive лисёнок)
- 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.
Declension
Derived terms
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 • (lis) f anim pl
- genitive/accusative plural of лиса́ (lisá)
Ukrainian
лис on Ukrainian Wikipedia
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *lisъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
лис • (lys) m animal (genitive ли́са, nominative plural ли́си, genitive plural ли́сів, feminine лиси́ця, relational adjective лиси́чий or ли́сячий)
- fox
Declension
Declension of лис (animal hard masc-form accent-a)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “лис”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2017), “лис”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 8 (л – мішу́рний), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “лис”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
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