lěska

See also: leska, leśka, and Leška

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěska.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlʲɪska/

Noun

lěska f

1. hazelwood stick

Declension

Declension of lěska

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	lěska	lěsce	lěski
Genitive	lěski	lěskowu	lěskow
Dative	lěsce	lěskoma	lěskam
Accusative	lěsku	lěsce	lěski
Instrumental	lěsku	lěskoma	lěskami
Locative	lěsce	lěskoma	lěskach

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “lěska”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “lěska”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Upper Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪska/
• Rhymes: -ɪska
• Hyphenation: lě‧s‧ka
• Syllabification: lěs‧ka

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lě̄skà.

Noun

lěska f

1. (botany) common hazel (Corylus avellana)

   Synonyms: lěšćina, worješinka

Declension

Declension of lěska (feminine velar stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	lěska	lěsce	lěski
genitive	lěski	lěskow	lěskow
dative	lěsce	lěskomaj	lěskam
accusative	lěsku	lěsce	lěski
instrumental	lěsku	lěskomaj	lěskami
locative	lěsce	lěskomaj	lěskach
vocative	lěska	lěsce	lěski

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

lěska

1. genitive singular of lěsk

References

• “lěska” in Soblex