зеница

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *zěnica.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [zɛˈnit͡sɐ]
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Noun

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зени́ца (zenícaf

  1. pupil (of the eye)

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References

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  • 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

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zěnica.

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Noun

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зеница (zenicaf (relational adjective зеничен)

  1. pupil (of the eye)

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Russian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zěnica.

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Noun

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зени́ца (zenícaf inan (genitive зени́цы, nominative plural зени́цы, genitive plural зени́ц)

  1. (obsolete, poetic) pupil (of the eye)
    Synonym: (standard term) зрачо́к m (zračók)
    бере́чь как зени́цу о́каberéčʹ kak zenícu ókato cherish like the apple of one's eye

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Serbo-Croatian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zěnica.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zěnit͡sa/
  • Hyphenation: зе‧ни‧ца

Noun

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зѐница f (Latin spelling zènica)

  1. pupil (of the eye)

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