овчица

Bulgarian

Etymology

From овца́ (ovcá, “sheep”) +‎ -ица (-ica).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ofˈt͡ʃit͡sɐ]
• Syllabification^(key): о‧вчи‧ца
• Hyphenation^(key): ов‧чи‧ца

Noun

овчи́ца • (ovčíca) f

1. endearing diminutive of овца́ (ovcá, “sheep, ewe”)

Declension

Declension of овчи́ца

	singular	plural
indefinite	овчи́ца ovčíca	овчи́ци ovčíci
definite	овчи́цата ovčícata	овчи́ците ovčícite

References

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