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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bukъvica.
Pronunciation
Noun
бу́квица • (búkvica) f inan (genitive бу́квицы, nominative plural бу́квицы, genitive plural бу́квиц)
- drop cap, versal
- Bukvitsa, Glagolitic
- betony
Declension
Descendants
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
From бу̀ки.
Pronunciation
Noun
бу̏квица f (Latin spelling bȕkvica)
- (historical) alphabet (starting with letter buky)
- (by extension) Bukvitsa
- (historical) soldier's identity card
Declension
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bukъvica, equivalent to бу̏ква + -ица.
Pronunciation
Noun
бу̏квица f (Latin spelling bȕkvica)
- (diminutive) a small beech-tree
- beech-nut
- betony (Stachys officinalis))
Declension
References
- “буквица”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
- “буквица”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024