лествица
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See also: љествица
Bulgarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Derived from Proto-Slavic *lěstva (“scaling”) + -ица (-ica).
Noun[edit]
ле́ствица • (léstvica) f (obsolete)
- scale, gradation
- Synonym: (standard term) ска́ла (skála)
- stairs (in fortress, monastery, tower), upward path
Declension[edit]
Declension of ле́ствица
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | ле́ствица léstvica |
ле́ствици léstvici |
definite | ле́ствицата léstvicata |
ле́ствиците léstvicite |
Related terms[edit]
- ле́стница (léstnica) (Russian borrowing)
References[edit]
- Nayden Gerov (1899) “лѣ́ствица”, 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 33
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “лествица”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 372
- “лѣствица”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ле̏ствица f (Latin spelling lȅstvica)
Declension[edit]
Declension of лествица
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | лествица | лествице |
genitive | лествице | лествица |
dative | лествици | лествицама |
accusative | лествицу | лествице |
vocative | лествице / лествицо | лествице |
locative | лествици | лествицама |
instrumental | лествицом | лествицама |