леденица

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lɛdɛˈnit͡sɐ]

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Etymology 1

From лед (led, “ice”) +‎ -еница (-enica).

Noun

ледени́ца • (ledeníca) f

1. (dialectal) ice-cold water
2. (by extension) cold place (usually containing ice) used as a natural fridge

Declension

Declension of ледени́ца

	singular	plural
indefinite	ледени́ца ledeníca	ледени́ци ledeníci
definite	ледени́цата ledenícata	ледени́ците ledenícite

Related terms

• ле́дник (lédnik, “iceberg”)
• Ледени́ка (Ledeníka, “Ledenika”) (cave in Bulgaria)

References

• “леденица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014, under ЛЕДЕНЍЦА¹

Червена леденица (аптения)

Etymology 2

From ле́ден (léden, “icy, glacial”) +‎ -ица (-ica).

Noun

ледени́ца • (ledeníca) f

1. (colloquial) epithet for aptenia (called so because of its bright-green crystal-like leaves)

   Synonym: аптения (aptenija)

Declension

Declension of ледени́ца

	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)

1. icebox, freezer

   Synonyms: замрзѝва̄ч, шкри̏ња, frízer

2. icicle
3. ice cave

Declension

Declension of леденица

	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