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 • (vílica) f (diminutive ви́личка)
- fork (for eating)
- бода́ карто́фите с ви́лица ― bodá kartófite s vílica ― prick the potatoes with a fork
- ям с ви́лица ― jam s vílica ― eat with a fork
- Мо́же ли ви́лица, мо́ля? ― Móže li vílica, mólja? ― Can I have a fork, please?
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ви́лица vílica |
ви́лици vílici |
| definite | ви́лицата vílicata |
ви́лиците vílicite |
Derived terms
- ви́лица за копа́ене (vílica za kopáene, “digging fork”)
- гради́нска ви́лица (gradínska vílica, “garden fork”)
See also
- ви́ла (víla)
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 • (vilica) f (plural вилици, relational adjective виличен)
Declension
| 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
- (of an animal): челуст m (čelust)
Related terms
- (fork): виљушка (viljuška)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vidlica.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋîlit͡sa/
- Hyphenation: ви‧ли‧ца
Noun
ви̏лица f (Latin spelling vȉlica)