лепта

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λεπτά (leptá), plural form of λεπτόν (leptón, “small”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛptɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɛptɐ
• Syllabification^(key): леп‧та

Noun

ле́пта • (lépta) f

1. lepton (small coin in ancient and modern Greece)
2. (figurative, literary, archaic) modest financial donation, gift, contribution, mite

   Synonyms: даре́ние (darénie), дар (dar), подая́ние (podajánie), пожертвува́ние (požertvuvánie)

   ле́птата на вдови́цата

   léptata na vdovícata

   the widow's mite

   И наистина, кой от учениците на дяда Цаня не би дал своята лепта за полагане венец над гроба на многообичния си и незабравим учител.

   I naistina, koj ot učenicite na djada Canja ne bi dal svojata lepta za polagane venec nad groba na mnogoobičnija si i nezabravim učitel.

   And indeed, which of grandpa Tsanyo's students would not give their mite to lay a wreath on the grave of their much-loved and unforgettable teacher.

Declension

Declension of ле́пта

	singular	plural
indefinite	ле́пта lépta	ле́пти lépti
definite	ле́птата léptata	ле́птите léptite
count form	—	лепта́ leptá

References

• “лепта”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “лепта”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• “лепта”, in ЛексИт [LexIt] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λεπτόν (leptón), neuter form of λεπτός (leptós, “small”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlʲeptə]

Noun

ле́пта • (lépta) f inan (genitive ле́пты, nominative plural ле́пты, genitive plural лепт)

1. lepton (coin)
2. (idiomatic) mite, two cents, (small) contribution

Declension

Declension of ле́пта (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ле́пта lépta	ле́пты lépty
genitive	ле́пты lépty	ле́пт lépt
dative	ле́пте lépte	ле́птам léptam
accusative	ле́пту léptu	ле́пты lépty
instrumental	ле́птой, ле́птою léptoj, léptoju	ле́птами léptami
prepositional	ле́пте lépte	ле́птах léptax