небце

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nebьce. Morphologically equivalent to небе́ (nebé, “heaven”) +‎ -це (-ce) (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɛpˈt͡sɛ]

Noun

небце́ • (nebcé) n

1. palate (roof of the oral cavity)

Declension

Declension of небце́

	singular	plural
indefinite	небце́ nebcé	небца́ nebcá
definite	небце́то nebcéto	небца́та nebcáta

References

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