жица

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Bulgarian

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жица

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žica.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: жи́‧ца
  • Rhymes: -it͡sɐ

Noun

жи́ца (žícaf (relational adjective жи́чен, diminutive жи́чка)

  1. wire, cable (flexible metal thread, used primarily as an electrical conductor)
    телегра́фна жи́цаtelegráfna žícatelegraph wire
    електри́ческа жи́цаelektríčeska žícaelectrical wire
  2. (obsolete) string (instrument)
    Synonyms: ни́шка (níška), връв (vrǎv)

Declension

See also

References

  • жица”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • жица”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жица”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 549

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žica.

Pronunciation

Noun

жица (žicaf (relational adjective жичен, diminutive жичка)

  1. wire
  2. string (instrument)

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьžica.

Pronunciation

Noun

жи̏ца f (Latin spelling žȉca)

  1. acanthus spinosissimus
Declension

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žica.

Pronunciation

Noun

жи̏ца f (Latin spelling žȉca)

  1. wire (thin thread of metal)
Declension