leptir
Serbo-Croatian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek λεπίς (lepís, “scale”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”); compare dialectal Bulgarian лепир (lepir, “vampire”), dialectal Russian лепень (lepenʹ, “butterfly”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]lȅptīr m anim (Cyrillic spelling ле̏птӣр)
- lepidopteran; butterfly or moth (but prototypically a butterfly)
- butterfly (swimming style)
- bowtie
- butterfly door (of a car)
- (figuratively) a fickle, flighty person
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lȅptīr | lȅptīri / lȅptirovi |
| genitive | leptira | leptira / leptirova |
| dative | leptiru | leptirima / leptirovima |
| accusative | leptira | leptire / leptirove |
| vocative | leptiru | leptiri / leptirovi |
| locative | leptiru | leptirima / leptirovima |
| instrumental | leptirom | leptirima / leptirovima |