lesk

• lisk

Apparently of Scandinavian origin: compare Swedish ljumske, Danish lyske.

• IPA^(key): /lɛsk/
• Rhymes: -ɛsk

lesk (plural lesks)

1. (dialectal) The loin; flank.
2. (dialectal) The groin.

• elks, Kels, Elks, Selk, leks, skel

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lъskъ.

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛsk]

lesk m inan

1. gloss, shine, sheen, luster

• “lesk”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “lesk”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “lesk”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

From Proto-Finnic *leski. Cognate with Finnish leski and Votic lehtši.

lesk (genitive lese, partitive leske)

1. widow, widower
2. drone (male bee)

Declension of lesk (ÕS type 22i/külm, k-ø gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		lesk	lesed
accusative	nom.
	gen.	lese
genitive			leskede
partitive		leske	leski leskesid
illative		leske lesesse	leskedesse lesisse
inessive		leses	leskedes lesis
elative		lesest	leskedest lesist
allative		lesele	leskedele lesile
adessive		lesel	leskedel lesil
ablative		leselt	leskedelt lesilt
translative		leseks	leskedeks lesiks
terminative		leseni	leskedeni
essive		lesena	leskedena
abessive		leseta	leskedeta
comitative		lesega	leskedega

lesk

1. imperative of leske

lesk

1. genitive dual/plural of leska

From Proto-Finnic *leski.

lesk

1. widower

Inflection of lesk (inflection type 3/kivi)
nominative sing.	lesk
genitive sing.	lesken
partitive sing.	lesked
partitive plur.	leskid
	singular	plural
nominative	lesk	lesked
accusative	lesken	lesked
genitive	lesken	leskiden
partitive	lesked	leskid
essive-instructive	lesken	leskin
translative	leskeks	leskikš
inessive	leskes	leskiš
elative	leskespäi	leskišpäi
illative	leskehe	leskihe
adessive	leskel	leskil
ablative	leskelpäi	leskilpäi
allative	leskele	leskile
abessive	lesketa	leskita
comitative	leskenke	leskidenke
prolative	leskedme	leskidme
approximative I	leskenno	leskidenno
approximative II	leskennoks	leskidennoks
egressive	leskennopäi	leskidennopäi
terminative I	leskehesai	leskihesai
terminative II	leskelesai	leskilesai
terminative III	leskessai	—
additive I	leskehepäi	leskihepäi
additive II	leskelepäi	leskilepäi

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “вдовец”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[1], Petrozavodsk: Periodika