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Bulgarian
Etymology
From миш (miš, “mouse”) (dated) + -ница (-nica). For the semantic shift, compare Latin mūsculus (“muscle”) (originally little mouse).
Pronunciation
Noun
ми́шница • (míšnica) f
- biceps
- Synonym: би́цепс (bíceps)
- (by extension) upper arm (from the elbow to the shoulder)
- Synonym: рамени́ца (rameníca)
Declension
Derived terms
- ми́шца (míšca, “muscle”) (dialectal)
References
- “мишница”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “мишница”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010