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Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lice .
Pronunciation
Noun
лице́ • (licé ) n (relational adjective ли́цев )
frontal profile
face
лице в лице ― lice v lice ― face to face , nose to nose
пред лицето на ― pred liceto na ― in the face of
на лице ― na lice ― at hand , in availability
с лице към ― s lice kǎm ― with face towards, facing
обръщам се с лице към ― obrǎštam se s lice kǎm ― to face , to make front to
изсмивам се в лицето на някого ― izsmivam se v liceto na njakogo ― to laugh in someone's face
казвам нещо в лицето на някого ― kazvam nešto v liceto na njakogo ― to say something to someone's face
познавам по лице ― poznavam po lice ― to know by sight
имам лице да ― imam lice da ― to have the face to, to have the cheek to
physiognomy , countenance ( facial appearance /expression )
Synonyms: физиономия ( fizionomija ) , изражение ( izraženie )
безизразно лице ― bezizrazno lice ― poker face
изписано някому на лицето ― izpisano njakomu na liceto ― written on one's countenance
правя лице някому/на някого ( ideom ) ― pravja lice njakomu/na njakogo ― to fawn on s.o. (literally, “to make face at s.o. ”)
facade , front (of a building, structure)
obverse (of a coin or a medal)
( shoemaking ) upper , vamp
( metonymic ) individual
person
Synonym: човек ( čovek )
в лицето на ― v liceto na ― in the person of
длъжностно лице ― dlǎžnostno lice ― an official , an office-holder , a functionary
официални лица ― oficialni lica ― official representatives/guests
частно лице ― častno lice ― a private individual
поставено лице ― postaveno lice ― a straw man , a dummy
техническо лице ― tehničesko lice ― an expert , a qualified technician
упълномощено лице ― upǎlnomošteno lice ― a person in authority
(law) физическо лице ― (law) fizičesko lice ― a natural person , a physical person
(law) юридическо лице ― (law) juridičesko lice ― juridical person , body corporate , corporate body , corporation , legal entity
( literature ) character ( a being involved in the action of a story )
Synonym: персонаж ( personaž )
действащи лица (в пиеса) ― dejstvašti lica (v piesa) ― dramatis personae , characters
( grammar ) person
( mathematics , geometry ) surface
Declension
Declension of лице́
singular
plural
indefinite
лице́ licé
лица́ licá
definite
лице́то licéto
лица́та licáta
Derived terms
лице- ( lice- ) ( in compounds ) лича́ ( ličá , “ to discern ” ) ( causative-iterative ) , normally as impersonal личи́ ( ličí , “ seems ” )
лик ( lik , “ facial feature ” )
ли́ка ( líka , “ trait, image ” ) ( dialectal )
ли́чен ( líčen , “ personal ” )
References
“лице ”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“лице ”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka , 2010
Nayden Gerov (1899 ) “лице́ ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие." , page 16
Georgiev, Vladimir I. , editor (1986 ), “лице ”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹ ), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 438
“лице ”, in Старобългарски речник (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg , 2011—2025
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lice .
Pronunciation
Noun
лице • (lice ) n (relational adjective личен , diminutive лиценце )
face
person (grammar)
person , individual
Declension
Declension of лице
singular
plural
indefinite
лице ( lice )
лица ( lica )
definite unspecified
лицето ( liceto )
лицата ( licata )
definite proximal
лицево ( licevo )
лицава ( licava )
definite distal
лицено ( liceno )
лицана ( licana )
vocative
лице ( lice )
лица ( lica )
Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *līcè ("cheek, face").
Noun
лице • (lice ) n
face , cheek
лицемь къ лицоу , лицемь въ лице , въ лице , на лици ― licemĭ kŭ licu , licemĭ vŭ lice , vŭ lice , na lici ― face to face
беꙁ лица ― bez lica ― shameless(?), disfigured(?)
оутвръдити лице своѥ ― utvrŭditi lice svoje ― harden one’s resolve
the frontal aspect of something
surface
appearance , form , countenance
на лици ― na lici ― outwardly, to appearances
на лице /лица ꙁьрѣти, на лице /лица сѫдити ― na lice /lica zĭrěti, na lice /lica sǫditi ― to be biased, partial, prejudiced
person
самъ своимь лицемь ― samŭ svoimĭ licemĭ ― personally
essence , nature
hypostasis
Declension
References
Cejtlin, R.M.; Večerka, R.; Blagova, E., editors (1994 ), “лице ”, in Старославянский словарь (по рукописям X—XI веков) (overall work in Russian), Moscow: Russkij jazyk
Hauptova Z. , editor (1958–1997 ), “лице ”, in Slovník jazyka staroslověnského (Lexicon linguae palaeoslovenicae) (overall work in Czech), Prague: Euroslavica
Derksen, Rick (2008 ) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
Russian
Pronunciation
Noun
лице́ • (licé ) n inan or n anim
prepositional singular of лицо́ ( licó )
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lice .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /lǐːt͡se/
Hyphenation: ли‧це
Noun
ли́це n (Latin spelling líce )
face
( grammar ) person
( Bosnia , Montenegro , Serbia ) person , individual
Declension
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lice .
Pronunciation
Noun
лице́ • (lycé ) n inan (genitive лиця́ , nominative plural ли́ця , genitive plural лиць )
face
Synonym: обли́ччя n ( oblýččja )
Declension
References