No. 3,731 in Polish

lis

Fox.

In a sentence

Lis biega przez las.
The fox is running through the forest.
Here, 'lis' is a noun referring to a fox, an animal, used in the nominative case as the subject of the sentence.
Sprytny jak lis.
Sly as a fox.
In this phrase, 'lis' is part of an idiomatic expression, symbolizing the cleverness typically attributed to foxes.
Dzieci rysują lisa.
The children are drawing a fox.
Here, 'lis' is in the genitive case as 'lisa', denoting 'of the fox,' showing the object being referred to in the drawing activity.

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