"леший" meaning in Russian

See леший in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈlʲeʂɨj] Audio: LL-Q7737 (rus)-Pacha Tchernof-леший.wav
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěšь, from *lěsъ (“forest, woods”) + *-ьjь (possessive suffix). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ru|sla-pro|*lěšь|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Slavic *lěšь, {{inh+|ru|sla-pro|*lěšь}} Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěšь, {{af|sla-pro|*lěsъ|*-ьjь|nocat=1|pos2=possessive suffix|t1=forest, woods}} *lěsъ (“forest, woods”) + *-ьjь (possessive suffix) Head templates: {{ru-noun+|ле́ший|+|a=an}} ле́ший • (léšij) m anim (genitive ле́шего, nominative plural ле́шие, genitive plural ле́ших) Forms: ле́ший [canonical], léšij [romanization], ле́шего [genitive], ле́шие [nominative, plural], ле́ших [genitive, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], ле́ший [nominative, singular], ле́шие [nominative, plural], ле́шего [genitive, singular], ле́ших [genitive, plural], ле́шему [dative, singular], ле́шим [dative, plural], ле́шего [accusative, singular], ле́ших [accusative, plural], ле́шим [instrumental, singular], ле́шими [instrumental, plural], ле́шем [prepositional, singular], ле́ших [plural, prepositional], лѣ́шій [alternative]
  1. (mythology) leshy (a male woodland spirit in Slavic mythology who protects wild animals and forests) Wikipedia link: ru:леший
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