лептир

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Probably from Proto-Slavic *lěpyrь; equivalent to лепя́ (“to stick up”) +‎ -ир. Compare also Serbo-Croatian ле̏птӣр (“butterfly”) (usually thought to be of Greek origin).

Alternative forms

• ле̏пӣр
• љептир (Ijekavian)

Etymology 2

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: леп‧тир

Noun

ле̏птӣр m (Latin spelling lȅptīr)

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 лептир

	singular	plural
nominative	ле̏птӣр	ле̏птӣри / ле̏птирови
genitive	лептира	лептира / лептирова
dative	лептиру	лептирима / лептировима
accusative	лептира	лептире / лептирове
vocative	лептиру	лептири / лептирови
locative	лептиру	лептирима / лептировима
instrumental	лептиром	лептирима / лептировима

Derived terms

• лепти́рак
• лептѝрица
• лептѝрић
• ле̏птӣров
• ле̏птӣрскӣ