вилица

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vidlica. By surface analysis, ви́ла (víla, pitchfork) +‎ -ица (-ica)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvilit͡sɐ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation(key): ви‧ли‧ца

Noun

ви́лица • (vílicaf (diminutive ви́личка)

  1. fork (for eating)
    бода́ карто́фите с ви́лицаbodá kartófite s vílicaprick the potatoes with a fork
    ям с ви́лицаjam s vílicaeat with a fork
    Мо́же ли ви́лица, мо́ля?Móže li vílica, mólja?Can I have a fork, please?

Declension

Declension of ви́лица
singular plural
indefinite ви́лица
vílica
ви́лици
vílici
definite ви́лицата
vílicata
ви́лиците
vílicite

Derived terms

See also

References

  • вилица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • вилица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вилица”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 148
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вила”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 147

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vidlica.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvilit͡sa]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ви‧ли‧ца
  • Rhymes: -it͡sa

Noun

вилица • (vilicaf (plural вилици, relational adjective виличен)

  1. (anatomy) jaw
  2. fork (for eating)

Declension

Declension of вилица
singular plural
indefinite вилица (vilica) вилици (vilici)
definite unspecified вилицата (vilicata) вилиците (vilicite)
definite proximal вилицава (vilicava) вилициве (vilicive)
definite distal вилицана (vilicana) вилицине (vilicine)
vocative вилицо (vilico) вилици (vilici)

Synonyms

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vidlica.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋîlit͡sa/
  • Hyphenation: ви‧ли‧ца

Noun

ви̏лица f (Latin spelling vȉlica)

  1. (anatomy) jaw
  2. fork (for eating)
    Synonym: вѝљушка

Declension

Declension of вилица
singular plural
nominative вилица вилице
genitive вилице вилица
dative вилици вилицама
accusative вилицу вилице
vocative вилице / вилицо вилице
locative вилици вилицама
instrumental вилицом вилицама