леска

Bulgarian

дръмка леска

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lě̄skà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lɛˈska] (standard)
• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛskɐ] (dialectal)

Noun

леска́ or ле́ска • (leská or léska) f (relational adjective леско́в)

1. hazel (shrub or tree of genus Corylus)

   обикновена леска ― obiknovena leska ― Corylus avellana

   бяла леска ― bjala leska ― Corylus colurna

   дървовидна леска ― dǎrvovidna leska ― Corylus colurna

   черна леска (figuratively) ― černa leska ― buckthorn

   дива леска (figuratively) ― diva leska ― alder

Declension

Declension of леска́

	singular	plural
indefinite	леска́ leská	лески́ leskí
definite	леска́та leskáta	лески́те leskíte

Derived terms

• Лясковец (Ljaskovec), Лесково (Leskovo), Леска гора (Leska gora) (toponyms)
• леска́к (leskák, “hazel shrub”)
• ле́сковица (léskovica, “hazel staff, rod”)
• леща́к (lešták), леща́р (leštár, “hazel wood or plantation”)
• ле́щник (léštnik, “hazel nut”)

Related terms

• лес (les, “forest”)
• леса́ (lesá, “dense vegetation, live-hedge”) (dialectal)

References

• “леска”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “леска”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov (1899) “лѣска́”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 33
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “леска¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 370

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lě̄skà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛska]
• Rhymes: -ɛska

Noun

леска • (leska) f

1. hazel

Declension

Declension of леска

	singular	plural
indefinite	леска (leska)	лески (leski)
definite unspecified	леската (leskata)	леските (leskite)
definite proximal	лескава (leskava)	лескиве (leskive)
definite distal	лескана (leskana)	лескине (leskine)
vocative	леско (lesko)	лески (leski)

Further reading

• “леска” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
• “леска” in Официјален дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Oficijalen digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − makedonski.gov.mk (in Macedonian)
• леска in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)

Russian

Etymology 1

Diminutive from леса.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlʲeskə]

Noun

ле́ска • (léska) f inan (genitive ле́ски, nominative plural ле́ски, genitive plural ле́сок)

1. fishing line
2. monofilament line, used in string trimmers

Declension

Declension of ле́ска (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ле́ска léska	ле́ски léski
genitive	ле́ски léski	ле́сок lésok
dative	ле́ске léske	ле́скам léskam
accusative	ле́ску lésku	ле́ски léski
instrumental	ле́ской, ле́скою léskoj, léskoju	ле́сками léskami
prepositional	ле́ске léske	ле́сках léskax

Related terms

• леса (lesa)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʲɪˈska]

Noun

леска́ • (leská) m inan

1. genitive singular of лесо́к (lesók)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• лије́ска (Ijekavian)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěska (Russian леско́вый (leskóvyj), Polish laska).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lěːska/
• Hyphenation: лес‧ка

Noun

ле́ска f (Latin spelling léska)

1. hazel tree or bush, filbert
2. hazelwood stick

Declension

Declension of леска

	singular	plural
nominative	ле́ска	леске
genitive	леске	ле̑са̄ка̄/ле̏скӣ
dative	ле́сци/ле́ски	лескама
accusative	леску	леске
vocative	леско	леске
locative	ле́сци/ле́ски	лескама
instrumental	леском	лескама

References

• “леска”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024