Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

How to say "forest, wood" in Russian

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лес

Meaning: forest, wood

Pronunciation: [lyehs]

Part of speech: noun (masculine noun)

Rank: #277 (see frequency list)

Example sentences:

Other forms of the word (declensions):

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ле́с	леса́
Genitive	ле́са	лесо́в
Dative	ле́су	леса́м
Accusative	ле́с	леса́
Instrumental	ле́сом	леса́ми
Prepositional	ле́се	леса́х
Locative	в лесу́, и́з лесу	-

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