лисица
Appearance
Bulgarian
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Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lisica, parsable as (poetic) ли́са (lísa) + -ица (-ica).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]лиси́ца • (lisíca) f (relational adjective лиси́чи, diminutive лиси́чка)
- fox
- foxskin
- (figurative) cunning, evil person
- (usually in the plural) in a rural oxcart, one of two curved beams connecting to the rear axle
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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indefinite | лиси́ца lisíca |
лиси́ци lisíci |
definite | лиси́цата lisícata |
лиси́ците lisícite |
vocative form | лиси́цо lisíco |
лиси́ци lisíci |
Derived terms
[edit]- летяща лисица (letjašta lisica, “megabat”) (literally: “flying fox”)
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “лисица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “лисица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Nayden Gerov (1899) “лиси́ца”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 14
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “лисица”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 421
- “лисъ”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025
Macedonian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lisica.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]лисица • (lisica) f (masculine лисец, relational adjective лисичин, diminutive лисиче)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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indefinite | лисица (lisica) | лисици (lisici) |
definite unspecified | лисицата (lisicata) | лисиците (lisicite) |
definite proximal | лисицава (lisicava) | лисициве (lisicive) |
definite distal | лисицана (lisicana) | лисицине (lisicine) |
vocative | лисице (lisice) | лисици (lisici) |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- лисица in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)
Russian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lisica.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]лиси́ца • (lisíca) f anim (genitive лиси́цы, nominative plural лиси́цы, genitive plural лиси́ц, diminutive лиси́чка)
- fox (Vulpes vulpes)
- vixen (female fox)
Usage notes
[edit]The usual word for fox is лиси́ца, while лиса́ (lisá) is somewhat more poetic, and лис (lis) is specifically the male.
Declension
[edit]Declension of лиси́ца (anim fem-form ц-stem accent-a)
Pre-reform declension of лиси́ца (anim fem-form ц-stem accent-a)
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- бе́лая лиси́ца f anim (bélaja lisíca) (Albula vulpes)
- белосне́жная лиси́ца f anim (belosnéžnaja lisíca)
- большеу́хая лиси́ца f anim (bolʹšeúxaja lisíca, “bat-eared fox”)
- лету́чая лиси́ца f anim (letúčaja lisíca, “flying fox”)
- пла́тиновая лиси́ца f anim (plátinovaja lisíca)
- поля́рная лиси́ца f anim (poljárnaja lisíca)
- серебри́сто-чёрная лиси́ца f anim (serebrísto-čórnaja lisíca)
- тибе́тская лиси́ца f anim (tibétskaja lisíca)
- чернобу́рая лиси́ца f anim (černobúraja lisíca)
Related terms
[edit]- лисёнок (lisjónok)
- ли́сий (lísij)
- ли́сья нора́ (lísʹja norá)
- лисиный (lisinyj)
Serbo-Croatian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lisica.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]лѝсица f (Latin spelling lìsica)
- vixen (female fox)
- (figuratively) a sly woman
- (soccer, chiefly in plural) Leicester City player
Declension
[edit]Declension of лисица
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “лисица”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
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- Bulgarian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Bulgarian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Bulgarian terms suffixed with -ица
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- Rhymes:Bulgarian/it͡sɐ
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- Bulgarian lemmas
- Bulgarian nouns
- Bulgarian feminine nouns
- Bulgarian terms with usage examples
- bg:Female animals
- bg:Foxes
- Macedonian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Macedonian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Macedonian 3-syllable words
- Macedonian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Macedonian proparoxytone terms
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- Rhymes:Macedonian/it͡sa
- Rhymes:Macedonian/it͡sa/3 syllables
- Macedonian lemmas
- Macedonian nouns
- Macedonian feminine nouns
- Macedonian feminine nouns with vocatives in -е
- mk:Canids
- Russian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
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- Russian animate nouns
- Russian ц-stem feminine-form nouns
- Russian ц-stem feminine-form accent-a nouns
- Russian nouns with accent pattern a
- ru:Female animals
- ru:Foxes
- Serbo-Croatian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Serbo-Croatian terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Serbo-Croatian nouns
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- sh:Football (soccer)
- sh:Female animals
- sh:Foxes