lesk

== English == === Alternative forms === lisk === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English leske, probably from Old Norse ljóski, from Proto-Germanic *leuskô, though note Mercian Old English lēsca. Cognate with Swedish ljumske, Danish lyske. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lɛsk/ Rhymes: -ɛsk === Noun === lesk (plural lesks) (dialectal) The loin; flank. (dialectal) The groin. === Anagrams === elks, Kels, Elks, Selk, leks, skel == Czech == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lъskъ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈlɛsk] === Noun === lesk m inan gloss, shine, sheen, luster ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “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), 2008–2026 == Estonian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *leski. Cognate with Finnish leski and Votic lehči. === Noun === lesk (genitive lese, partitive leske) widow, widower drone (male bee) ==== Declension ==== == Ludian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *leski. === Noun === lesk widow, widower ==== Declension ==== === References === M. Pahomov (2022), Lüüdi-venän, venä-lüüdin sanakirdʹ‎[1], Helsinki: Lüüdilaine Siebr, →ISBN == Norwegian Bokmål == === Verb === lesk imperative of leske == Slovene == === Noun === lesk genitive dual/plural of leska == Veps == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *leski. === Noun === lesk widower ==== Inflection ==== === References === Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “вдовец”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎[2], Petrozavodsk: Periodika