лиса́
fairly common #3681
nounfeminineanimatecountable
- 1.
fox, vixen
Лиса́ бы́стро убежа́ла в лес.
The fox quickly ran off into the forest.
Grammatically feminine; used for the species in general and for the female.
- 2.
sly fox, crafty person
Ну ты и лиса́, всех обхитрил!
You sly fox, you outsmarted everyone!
Figurative; used of a man or a woman.
Usage info
The most common Russian word for fox is лисица, while лиса is a bit more poetic and лис specifically means the male.
Examples
Они охо́тились на лис.
They hunted foxes.
Та лиса, должно быть, уби́ла ку́рицу.
That fox must have killed the hen.
Declension
⚠️ Stress change.
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom.Nominative | лиса́ | ли́сы |
| Gen.Genitive | лисы́ | ли́с |
| Dat.Dative | лисе́ | ли́сам |
| Acc.Accusative | лису́ | ли́с |
| Inst.Instrumental | лисо́й лисо́ю | ли́сами |
| Prep.Prepositional | лисе́ | ли́сах |
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