любеница
Bulgarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From луб (lub, “oval plank”) (dialectal) + -еница (-enica), with expressive ablaut -у- > -ю-.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]любени́ца • (ljubeníca) f
- (obsolete) circular, ovate shape
- (dialectal) epithet for the watermelon fruit (called so because of its shape)
- Synonym: ди́ня (dínja)
- (figurative, derogatory) fatso (fat person)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | любени́ца ljubeníca |
любени́ци ljubeníci |
| definite | любени́цата ljubenícata |
любени́ците ljubenícite |
Alternative forms
[edit]- лубени́ца (lubeníca), лубе́ница (lubénica), лубе́йница (lubéjnica) — dialectal
- лобени́ца (lobeníca) — dialectal
- любени́ка (ljubeníka) — dialectal
Related terms
[edit]- лъб (lǎb), лъ́бец (lǎ́bec, “skull; leek skin”) (dialectal)
- лоб (lob, “forehead”) (Russian borrowing)
- па́луба (páluba, “deck”)
References
[edit]- “любеница”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “любеница”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “любеница”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 572
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “любеника”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 572
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “лубеница”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 484