лишей

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Лишеи

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lišьjь (a doublet of Proto-Slavic *lišajь whence dialectal ли́шай (líšaj)). Equivalent to лих (lih, “contentious”) +‎ -ей (-ej).

Pronunciation

Noun

ли́шей • (líšej) m

  1. lichen
  2. (pathology) ringworm

Declension

Declension of ли́шей
singular plural
indefinite ли́шей
líšej 		ли́шеи
líšei
definite
(subject form) 		ли́шеят
líšejat 		ли́шеите
líšeite
definite
(object form) 		ли́шея
líšeja
count form — ли́шея
líšeja

Alternative forms

  • лих (lih, “contentious, dashing, superfluous”) (dialectal)
  • лиш (liš, “infectious skin disease”)
  • лиша́нка (lišánka, “type of ritual puppet”) (probably)

References

  • “лишей”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “лишей”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “лишей”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 444
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