лептир
Macedonian
editPronunciation
editNoun
editлептир • (leptir) m
Declension
editDeclension of лептир
Further reading
edit- “лептир” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
Serbo-Croatian
editEtymology 1
editProbably from Proto-Slavic *lěpyrь; equivalent to лепя́ (“to stick up”) + -ир. Compare also Serbo-Croatian ле̏птӣр (“butterfly”) (usually thought to be of Greek origin).
Alternative forms
editEtymology 2
editFrom Ancient Greek λεπίς (lepís, “scale”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”); compare dialectal Bulgarian лепир (lepir, “vampire”), dialectal Russian лепень (lepenʹ, “butterfly”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editле̏птӣр m (Latin spelling lȅptīr)
- lepidopteran; butterfly or moth (but prototypically a butterfly)
- butterfly (swimming style)
- bowtie
- butterfly door (of a car)
- (figuratively) a fickle, flighty person
Declension
editDeclension of лептир
singular | plural | |
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nominative | ле̏птӣр | ле̏птӣри / ле̏птирови |
genitive | лептира | лептира / лептирова |
dative | лептиру | лептирима / лептировима |
accusative | лептира | лептире / лептирове |
vocative | лептиру | лептири / лептирови |
locative | лептиру | лептирима / лептировима |
instrumental | лептиром | лептирима / лептировима |
Derived terms
editCategories:
- Macedonian 2-syllable words
- Macedonian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Macedonian paroxytone terms
- Macedonian lemmas
- Macedonian nouns
- Macedonian masculine nouns
- Macedonian dialectal terms
- Serbo-Croatian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Serbo-Croatian terms suffixed with -ир
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Serbo-Croatian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Serbo-Croatian lemmas
- Serbo-Croatian nouns
- Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns
- sh:Auto parts
- sh:Insects
- sh:Neckwear
- sh:People
- sh:Swimming