лице

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lice.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈt͡sɛ/

Noun

лице • ‎(licé) n

1. face

   изсмивам се в лицето на някого - to laugh in someone's face

   казвам нещо в лицето на някого - to say something to someone's face

   лице с/в лице - face to face, nose to nose

   обръщам се с лице към - to face, to make front to

   познавам по лице - to know by sight

   пред лицето на - in the face of

   с лице към вятъра - facing the wind, with the wind in one's face

   срещам се лице с/в лице - meet in the face

   имам лице да - to have the face to, to have the cheek to

   на лице съм - to be at hand, to be available/present, to be apparent

   фактът е на лице - there is no denying the fact

2. face, countenance

   безизразно лице - poker face

   изписано е на лицето му - you can read it in his face/countenance

3. person, individual

   в лицето на - in the person of

   длъжностно лице - an official, an office-holder, a functionary

   като частно лице - in one's private capacity, as a private person

   официални лица - official personalities/representatives/guests

   поставено лице - a straw man, a dummy

   техническо лице - an expert, a qualified technician

   упълномощено лице - a person in authority

   (law) физическо лице - a natural person, a physical person

   (law) юридическо лице - juridical person, body corporate, corporate body, corporation, legal entity

4. (literature) character, a being involved in the action of a story

   действащи лица (в пиеса) - dramatis personae, characters

5. (grammar) person
6. (mathematics, geometry) surface
7. the face of a building, facade, front
8. (architecture) elevation
9. the right side of a fabric
10. obverse (of a coin or a medal)
11. (shoemaking) upper, vamp

Inflection

Inflection of лице

	singular	plural
indefinite	лице	лица
definite	лицето	лицата

Synonyms

• (countenance): изражение
• (individual): човек
• (character): герой

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Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lice.

Noun

лице • ‎(lice) n

1. face
2. person (grammar)
3. person, individual

Inflection

Declension of лице

	singular	plural
indefinite	лице	лица
definite unspecified	лицето	лицата
definite proximal	лицево	лицава
definite distal	лицено	лицана
vocative	лице	лица

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Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lice ("cheek, face").

Noun

лице • ‎(lice) n

1. face
2. person

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʲɪˈt͡sɛ]

Noun

лице́ • ‎(licé) n inan, n anim

1. prepositional singular of лицо́ ‎(licó)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lice.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lǐːtse/
• Hyphenation: ли‧це

Noun

ли́це n ‎(Latin spelling líce)

1. face
2. (grammar) person

Declension

Declension of лице

	singular	plural
nominative	лице	лица
genitive	лица	лица̂
dative	лицу	лицима
accusative	лице	лица
vocative	лице	лица
locative	лицу	лицима
instrumental	лицем	лицима

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lice.

Pronunciation

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Noun

лице́ • ‎(lycé) n ‎(genitive лиця́, nominative plural ли́ця)

1. face

Declension

Declension of лице́

	singular	plural
nominative	лице́ lycé	ли́ця lýcja
genitive	лиця́ lycjá	лиць lycʹ
dative	лицю́ lycjú	ли́цям lýcjam
accusative	лице́ lycé	ли́ця lýcja
instrumental	лице́м lycém	ли́цями lýcjamy
locative	лиці́ lycí	ли́цях lýcjax
vocative	лице́ lycé	ли́ця lýcja

References

• Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980), “лице”, in Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka