лес

Russian

noun+
Definitions
  • forest, woods
  • (only singular) lumber, timber
  • (only plural) леса́ scaffolding, scaffold trestle, falsework
  • (figuratively) much, many, a lot of smth. (especially high, eminent)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic лѣсъ inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěsъ (forest, tree, woods).

Origin

Proto-Slavic

*lěsъ

Gloss

forest, tree, woods

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

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