ножица

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nožica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɔʒit͡sɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɔʒit͡sɐ
• Hyphenation^(key): но‧жи‧ца

Noun

но́жица • (nóžica) f

1. (used either only in the singular or only in the plural form) scissors
2. scissor kick
3. range (difference between two extremes)

Declension

Declension of но́жица

	singular	plural
indefinite	но́жица nóžica	но́жици nóžici
definite	но́жицата nóžicata	но́жиците nóžicite

References

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

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nožica, from *nožь (“knife”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɔʒit͡sa]
• Rhymes: -it͡sa

Noun

ножица • (nožica) f

1. scissors

Usage notes

• This term is more frequently encountered in its plural form, "ножици", functioning as a pluralia tantum.

Declension

Declension of ножица

	singular	plural
indefinite	ножица (nožica)	ножици (nožici)
definite unspecified	ножицата (nožicata)	ножиците (nožicite)
definite proximal	ножицава (nožicava)	ножициве (nožicive)
definite distal	ножицана (nožicana)	ножицине (nožicine)
vocative	ножицо (nožico)	ножици (nožici)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nǒʒit͡sa/
• Hyphenation: но‧жи‧ца

Noun

но̀жица f (Latin spelling nòžica)

1. (diminutive) leg

Declension

Declension of ножица

	singular	plural
nominative	но̀жица	ножице
genitive	ножице	но̏жӣца̄
dative	ножици	ножицама
accusative	ножицу	ножице
vocative	ножице / ножицо	ножице
locative	ножици	ножицама
instrumental	ножицом	ножицама