љептир
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Serbo-Croatian
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]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
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Ancient Greek λεπίς (lepís, “scale”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”); compare dialectal Bulgarian лепир (lepir, “vampire”), dialectal Russian лепень (lepenʹ, “butterfly”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ље̏птӣр m (Latin spelling ljȅptīr)
- lepidopteran; butterfly or moth (but prototypically a butterfly)
- butterfly (swimming style)
- bowtie
- butterfly door (of a car)
- (figuratively) a fickle, flighty person
Declension
[edit]Declension of љептир
singular | plural | |
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nominative | ље̏птӣр | ље̏птӣри / ље̏птирови |
genitive | љептира | љептира / љептирова |
dative | љептиру | љептирима / љептировима |
accusative | љептира | љептире / љептирове |
vocative | љептиру | љептири / љептирови |
locative | љептиру | љептирима / љептировима |
instrumental | љептиром | љептирима / љептировима |
Derived terms
[edit]Categories:
- Serbo-Croatian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Serbo-Croatian terms suffixed with -ир
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Serbo-Croatian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Serbo-Croatian lemmas
- Serbo-Croatian nouns
- Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns
- sh:Auto parts
- sh:Insects
- sh:Neckwear
- sh:People
- sh:Swimming