лисица

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Bulgarian[edit]

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животно лисица

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lisica, parsable as (poetic) ли́са (lísa) +‎ -ица (-ica).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [liˈsit͡sɐ]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -it͡sɐ

Noun[edit]

лиси́ца (lisícaf (relational adjective лиси́чи, diminutive лиси́чка)

  1. fox
    же́нска лиси́цаžénska lisícavixen, female fox
  2. foxskin
  3. (figurative) cunning, evil person
    Върти си очите като лисица пред курник. (idiom)
    Vǎrti si očite kato lisica pred kurnik.
    [One] rolls their eyes like a fox in front of a henhouse.
  4. (usually in the plural) in a rural oxcart, one of two curved beams connecting to the rear axle

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Macedonian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lisica.

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лисица (lisicaf (masculine лисец, relational adjective лисичин, diminutive лисиче)

  1. vixen (female fox)
  2. fox (of either sex)

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References[edit]

  • лисица in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)

Russian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lisica.

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лиси́ца (lisícaf anim (genitive лиси́цы, nominative plural лиси́цы, genitive plural лиси́ц)

  1. fox (Vulpes vulpes)
  2. 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.

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Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lisica.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /lǐsit͡sa/
  • Hyphenation: ли‧си‧ца

Noun[edit]

лѝсица f (Latin spelling lìsica)

  1. female fox; vixen

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