луница

Bulgarian

Etymology

From луна́ (luná, “moon”) +‎ -и́ца (-íca, feminine diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɫoˈnit͡sɐ]
  • Audio (Standard Bulgarian, l-vocalization):(file)

Noun

луни́ца • (luníca) f

  1. diminutive of луна́ (luná, “moon”)
    Synonym: луни́чка (luníčka)
  2. freckle (faint spot on the skin)
  3. mole (a pigmented spot on the skin, a.k.a. a naevus)
    Synonyms: бе́нка (bénka), бе́мка (bémka)

Declension

Declension of луни́ца
singular plural
indefinite луни́ца
luníca 		луни́ци
luníci
definite луни́цата
lunícata 		луни́ците
lunícite

References

  • “луница”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
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