лиса

Russian

noun+
Definitions
  • (zool.) fox (Vulpes vulpes)
  • vixen, female fox
  • fox fur
  • (colloquial) a foxy fellow/girl

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lisъ.

Origin

Proto-Slavic

*lisъ

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

  • лис Russian
  • lis Polish
  • *lisъ Proto-Slavic
  • лис Ukrainian
  • лисъ Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
  • lës Kashubian