млеч
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *melčь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mlɛt͡ʃ]
Noun
млеч • (mleč) m
- latex, plant's sap (milk-like substance released by some plants)
- (dialectal) spurge (herb which releases latex when its stem is cut)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | млеч mleč |
мле́чове mléčove |
| definite (subject form) |
мле́чът mléčǎt |
мле́човете mléčovete |
| definite (object form) |
мле́ча mléča | |
| count form | — | мле́ча mléča |
Alternative forms
- мляч (mljač) — Eastern dialects
Derived terms
- мле́чка (mléčka, “myrtle, milkweed”) (type of spurge)
Related terms
- мля́ко (mljáko, “milk”)
- млезга́ (mlezgá, “sap, resin”) (dialectal)
- ме́лче (mélče, “snail”) (dialectal)
References
- “млеч”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “млеч”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 167
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From мле́ко.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mlêːt͡ʃ/
Noun
мле̑ч f (Latin spelling mlȇč)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | млеч | млечи |
| genitive | млечи | млечи |
| dative | млечи | млечима |
| accusative | млеч | млечи |
| vocative | млечи | млечи |
| locative | млечи | млечима |
| instrumental | млечју / млечи | млечима |
References
- “млеч”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025