leptir

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

  • lȅpīr

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λεπίς (lepís, “scale”) +‎ πτερόν (pterón, “wing”); compare dialectal Bulgarian лепир (lepir, “vampire”), dialectal Russian лепень (lepenʹ, “butterfly”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lêptiːr/
  • Hyphenation: lep‧tir

Noun

lȅptīr m anim (Cyrillic spelling ле̏птӣр)

  1. lepidopteran; butterfly or moth (but prototypically a butterfly)
  2. butterfly (swimming style)
  3. bowtie
  4. butterfly door (of a car)
  5. (figuratively) a fickle, flighty person

Declension

Declension of leptir
singular plural
nominative lȅptīr lȅptīri / lȅptirovi
genitive leptira leptira / leptirova
dative leptiru leptirima / leptirovima
accusative leptira leptire / leptirove
vocative leptiru leptiri / leptirovi
locative leptiru leptirima / leptirovima
instrumental leptirom leptirima / leptirovima

Derived terms

  • leptírak
  • leptìrica
  • leptìrić
  • lȅptīrov
  • lȅptīrskī
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