лястовица
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word лястовица. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word лястовица, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say лястовица in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word лястовица you have here. The definition of the word лястовица will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofлястовица, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Скална лястовица в полет 
Градска лястовица
See also: ластовица
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Church Slavonic ластовица (lastovica), from Proto-Slavic *lastъ (“swift, quick”) + -овица (-ovica). Compare Lithuanian lakstùs (“quick”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ля́стовица • (ljástovica) f (masculine лясту́н, relational adjective ля́стовичи, diminutive ля́стовичка)
- female equivalent of лясту́н (ljastún): swallow, martin (bird of family Hirundinidae)
Declension
Declension of ля́стовица
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ля́стовица ljástovica |
ля́стовици ljástovici |
| definite | ля́стовицата ljástovicata |
ля́стовиците ljástovicite |
| vocative form | ля́стовице ljástovice |
ля́стовици ljástovici |
Alternative forms
- ля́стка (ljástka), ля́стовка (ljástovka) — colloquial
- ла́стовица (lástovica) — dialectal
- ласту́на (lastúna) — archaic
Hyponyms
- бре́гова ля́стовица (brégova ljástovica, “sand martin, Riparia riparia”)
- ска́лна ля́стовица (skálna ljástovica, “crag martin, Ptyonoprogne rupestris”)
- се́лска ля́стовица (sélska ljástovica, “barn swallow, Hirundo rustica”) (literally: rural swallow)
- гра́дска ля́стовица (grádska ljástovica, “house martin, Delichon urbicum”) (literally: urban swallow)
References
- “лястовица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “лястовица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- ластовица in Исторически речник на Българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"