леденица
Bulgarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lɛdɛˈnit͡sɐ]
Audio: (file)
Etymology 1
From лед (led, “ice”) + -еница (-enica).
Noun
ледени́ца • (ledeníca) f
- (dialectal) ice-cold water
- (by extension) cold place (usually containing ice) used as a natural fridge
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ледени́ца ledeníca |
ледени́ци ledeníci |
| definite | ледени́цата ledenícata |
ледени́ците ledenícite |
Related terms
References
- “леденица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014, under ЛЕДЕНЍЦА¹
Etymology 2
From ле́ден (léden, “icy, glacial”) + -ица (-ica).
Noun
ледени́ца • (ledeníca) f
- (colloquial) epithet for aptenia (called so because of its bright-green crystal-like leaves)
- Synonym: аптения (aptenija)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ледени́ца ledeníca |
ледени́ци ledeníci |
| definite | ледени́цата ledenícata |
ледени́ците ledenícite |
Derived terms
- ледени́че (ledeníče, diminutive)
References
- “леденица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014, under ЛЕДЕНЍЦА²
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /leděnit͡sa/
- Hyphenation: ле‧де‧ни‧ца
Noun
ледѐница f (Latin spelling ledènica)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | леденица | леденице |
| genitive | леденице | леденица |
| dative | леденици | леденицама |
| accusative | леденицу | леденице |
| vocative | леденице / леденицо | леденице |
| locative | леденици | леденицама |
| instrumental | леденицом | леденицама |
Further reading
- “леденица”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025