líce

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See also: lice and -lice

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: lí‧ce

Etymology 1

Noun

líce n

  1. Alternative form of líc
Declension
Declension of líce (soft neuter)
singular plural
nominative líce líce
genitive líce lící
dative líci lícím
accusative líce líce
vocative líce líce
locative líci lících
instrumental lícem líci

Etymology 2

Noun

líce f or m

  1. inflection of líc:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Further reading

  • “líce”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
  • “líce”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lice.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈliːt͡sɛ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈliːt͡sɛ/

Noun

líce n

  1. cheek
  2. face
    Synonyms: obličěj, tvář
  3. front, face side
    Synonym: líc
  4. direction

Declension

Declension of líce (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative líce líci lícě
genitive lícě lícú lící
dative lícu lícoma lícóm
accusative líce líci lícě
vocative líce líci lícě
locative líci, lícu lícú lících
instrumental lícem lícoma líci
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Czech: líce, líc

Further reading

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lice, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lik- / *loik-?, from Proto-Indo-European *l(o)yk-o-.

Pronunciation

Noun

líce n (genitive singular líca, nominative plural líca, genitive plural líc, declension pattern of srdce)

  1. (anatomy) cheek

Declension

Declension of líce
singular plural
nominative líce líca
genitive líca líc
dative lícu lícam
accusative líce líca
locative líci lícach
instrumental lícom lícami

Derived terms

References

  • “líce”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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