леща

Bulgarian

леща (2)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛʃtɐ]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lęťa, a wanderwort cognate with Latin lēns.

Noun

ле́ща • (léšta) f (relational adjective ле́щен or ле́щов)

1. (singular only) lentil plant (legume plant of genus Lens, most often of species Lens culinaris)
2. (uncountable, collective) lentil seeds
3. (by extension) soup/stew made of lentils

Declension

Declension of ле́ща

	singular
indefinite	ле́ща léšta
definite	ле́щата léštata

Alternative forms

• ле́ча (léča), ле́кя (lékja) — with dialectal reflexes of proto-Slavic *-ť-

Derived terms

• леща́р m (leštár), леща́рица f (leštárica, “lentils seller/grower”)
• ле́щенка (léštenka), ле́щовина (léštovina, “type of weed”) (dialectal)
• ле́щница (léštnica, “epithet of smallpox”) (colloquial)

See also

• водна леща (vodna lešta, “duckweed”) (litarally: “aquatic lentils”)

Etymology 2

оптична леща

Calque of Arabic عَدْسَة (ʕadsa, “lentil; optic lens”).

Noun

ле́ща • (léšta) f

1. (physics, anatomy) lens

Declension

Declension of ле́ща

	singular	plural
indefinite	ле́ща léšta	ле́щи léšti
definite	ле́щата léštata	ле́щите léštite

Derived terms

• конта́ктна ле́ща (kontáktna léšta, “contact lens”)

References

• “леща”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “леща”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov (1899) “лѧ́ща”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 39
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “леща”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 383

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʲɪˈɕːa]

Noun

леща́ • (leščá) m anim or m inan

1. inflection of лещ (lešč):
   1. genitive singular
   2. animate accusative singular