молец
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *moľьcь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [moˈlɛt͡s]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation(key): мо‧лец
Noun
моле́ц • (moléc) m
- moth (lepidopteran insect of suborder Heterocera)
- Synonym: но́щна пеперу́да (nóštna peperúda)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | моле́ц moléc |
молци́ molcí |
| definite (subject form) |
моле́цът molécǎt |
молци́те molcíte |
| definite (object form) |
моле́ца moléca | |
| vocative form | моле́цо moléco |
молци́ molcí |
Hyponyms
- дре́шен моле́ц (dréšen moléc, “clothing moth, family Tineidae”)
- жи́тен моле́ц (žíten moléc, “fungus moth (genus Nemapogon)”)
References
- “молец”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “молец”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Slavic *moľь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɔlɛt͡s]
Noun
молец • (molec) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | молец (molec) | молци (molci) |
| definite unspecified | молецот (molecot) | молците (molcite) |
| definite proximal | молецов (molecov) | молциве (molcive) |
| definite distal | молецон (molecon) | молцине (molcine) |
| vocative | молецу (molecu) | молци (molci) |
| count form | — | молеца (moleca) |