# лиса
## Bulgarian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lisa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlisɐ]

### Noun

ли́са • (lísa) f (relational adjective ли́син) (poetic)
* vixen
    Кума Лиса (folklore character) ― Kuma Lisa ― Godmother Fox

#### Usage notes

Mostly unused in everyday speech, superseded by its diminutive лисица (lisica). Nevertheless, the vocative form лисо (liso) is sometimes preferred instead of лисицо (lisico).

#### Derived terms

* ли́сица (lísica); ли́ска (líska) (rare, dialectal)
* лису́гер m (lisúger)

### References

* “лиса”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “лиса”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
* Nayden Gerov (1899) “ли́са”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ.‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 14
* Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “лиса¹”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 420

## Macedonian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlisa]

### Noun

лиса • (lisa) f
* a nickname for a female fox used in folklore and stories for kids

#### Derived terms

* лисест (lisest)
* кума лиса f (kuma lisa)

#### Related terms

* лисица f (lisica)

### See also

* волчко m (volčko), волчо m (volčo)
* ешко m (eško)
* зајко m (zajko)
* меца f (meca), мецана f (mecana), медо m (medo)

### References

* “лиса” in Официјален дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Oficijalen digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − makedonski.gov.mk (in Macedonian)

## Russian
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lisa.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [lʲɪˈsa]
* Audio:(file)
* Homophone: леса́ (lesá)
* Rhymes: -a

#### Noun

лиса́ • (lisá) f anim (genitive лисы́, nominative plural ли́сы, genitive plural лис, relational adjective ли́сий or лиси́ный, diminutive лиси́чка or ли́ска or ли́сонька or ли́сочка)
* (zoology) fox (Vulpes vulpes)
* vixen, female fox
* fox fur
* (colloquial) a foxy fellow/girl

##### Synonyms

* лис m anim (lis, “male fox”)
* лиси́ца f anim (lisíca, “fox, generic”)
* лиси́чка f (lisíčka, “diminutive”)

##### Hyponyms

* песе́ц (peséc), чернобу́рка (černobúrka)

##### Derived terms

* лиси́чка f anim or f inan (lisíčka)

###### Phrases

* лиса́ в куря́тнике f anim (lisá v kurjátnike)

##### Related terms

* лис m anim (lis)
* лисёнок m anim (lisjónok)
* лися́тник m inan or m anim (lisjátnik)
* по-ли́сьи (po-lísʹi)

#### References

* Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “лис”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
* Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “лиси́ца”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 484

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlʲisə]

#### Noun

ли́са • (lísa) m anim
* genitive/accusative singular of лис (lis)

### Anagrams

* си́ла (síla)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lysъ (Russian лы́сый (lýsyj), Czech lysý).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lîsa/
* Hyphenation: ли‧са

### Noun

ли̏са f (Latin spelling lȉsa)
* blaze (white marking on the head of an animal or bird)

### References

* “лиса”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

## Ukrainian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɫɪsɐ]

### Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

ли́са • (lýsa)
* feminine nominative singular of ли́сий (lýsyj)

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

ли́са • (lýsa) m animal
* genitive/accusative singular of лис (lys)

### Anagrams

* си́ла (sýla)