зеница
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Church Slavonic зѣница (zěnica), from Proto-Slavic *zěnica.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [zɛˈnit͡sɐ]
Audio: (file)
Noun
зени́ца • (zeníca) f
- pupil (of the eye)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | зени́ца zeníca |
зени́ци zeníci |
| definite | зени́цата zenícata |
зени́ците zenícite |
References
- “зеница”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “зеница”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zěnica.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzɛnit͡sa]
- Rhymes: -it͡sa
Noun
зеница • (zenica) f (relational adjective зеничен)
- pupil (of the eye)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | зеница (zenica) | зеници (zenici) |
| definite unspecified | зеницата (zenicata) | зениците (zenicite) |
| definite proximal | зеницава (zenicava) | зенициве (zenicive) |
| definite distal | зеницана (zenicana) | зеницине (zenicine) |
| vocative | зенице (zenice) | зеници (zenici) |
Russian
Alternative forms
- зѣни́ца (zěníca) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zěnica.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [zʲɪˈnʲit͡sə]
Audio: (file)
Noun
зени́ца • (zeníca) f inan (genitive зени́цы, nominative plural зени́цы, genitive plural зени́ц)
- (obsolete, poetic) pupil (of the eye)
Declension
Declension of зени́ца (inan fem-form ц-stem accent-a)
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zěnica.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zěnit͡sa/
- Hyphenation: зе‧ни‧ца
Noun
зѐница f (Latin spelling zènica)
- pupil (of the eye)