лишей

Bulgarian

Лишеи

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lišьjь (a doublet of Proto-Slavic *lišajь whence dialectal ли́шай (líšaj)). Equivalent to лих (lih, “contentious”) +‎ -ей (-ej).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈliʃɛj]

Noun

ли́шей • (líšej) m

1. lichen
2. (pathology) ringworm

Declension

Declension of ли́шей

	singular	plural
indefinite	ли́шей líšej	ли́шеи líšei
definite (subject form)	ли́шеят líšejat	ли́шеите líšeite
definite (object form)	ли́шея líšeja
count form	—	ли́шея líšeja

Alternative forms

• ли́ший (líšij) — outdated

Related terms

• лих (lih, “contentious, dashing, superfluous”) (dialectal)
• лиш (liš, “infectious skin disease”)
• лиша́нка (lišánka, “type of ritual puppet”) (probably)

References

• “лишей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “лишей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “лишей”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 444