listí = foliage in Czech
Many Indo-European languages have two separate words for “leaves” – a plural of “leaf” and a singular collective noun.
leaf > leaves > foliage in English
list > listy > listí in Czech
liść > liście > listowie in Polish
blad > bladeren/bladen/blaren > gebladerte in Dutch
Blatt > Blätter > Laub in German
лист > листья > листва in Russian
hoja > hojas > follaje in Spanish
duille/duilleog > duillí/duilleoga > duilliúr in Irish
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