Parts of speech
Nouns |
ліс gen. лісу - forest, wood |
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лісок gen. ліска - small wood, grove (diminutive) лісочок gen. лісочка - small wood, grove (diminutive) |
Adjectives |
лісовий - relating to the/a forest or wood |
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лісистий - wooded, covered in forest |
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Useful compounds |
у/в лісі - in the forest по лісу - around the forest лісосмуга - forest belt лісостеп - forest-steppe region, partially wooded steppe тропічний ліс - rainforest |
Additional information
1. Лісова пісня (Forest Song) is a play by the poet and dramatist Lesia Ukrainka (1871-1913), drawing on the folk beliefs of north-western Ukraine; the action takes place in the forests of Volyn', where the mythical denizens of the forest interact with humans; the лісовик (old man of the forest) is a father figure in this 'society'.
2. ліс(к)овий горіх is a traditional name for фундук (hazelnut); the bush from which hazelnuts are cultivated is ліщина (ліска), which is most likely etymologically related to ліс.
Related words
ліс(ів)ник, лісничий - forester, forest ranger, warden
ліс(ів)ництво - forestry
лісоруб - woodcutter, lumberjack