вилица

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различни видове вилици

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vidlica. By surface analysis, ви́ла (víla, pitchfork) +‎ -ица (-ica)

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation(key): ви‧ли‧ца

Noun

ви́лица (vílicaf (diminutive ви́личка)

  1. fork (for eating)
    бода́ карто́фите с ви́лицаbodá kartófite s vílicaprick the potatoes with a fork
    ям с ви́лицаjam s vílicaeat with a fork
    Мо́же ли ви́лица, мо́ля?Móže li vílica, mólja?Can I have a fork, please?

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See also

References

  • вилица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • вилица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вилица”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 148
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вила”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 147

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vidlica.

Pronunciation

Noun

вилица (vilicaf (plural вилици, relational adjective виличен)

  1. (anatomy) jaw
  2. fork (for eating)

Declension

Declension of вилица
singular plural
indefinite вилица (vilica) вилици (vilici)
definite unspecified вилицата (vilicata) вилиците (vilicite)
definite proximal вилицава (vilicava) вилициве (vilicive)
definite distal вилицана (vilicana) вилицине (vilicine)
vocative вилицо (vilico) вилици (vilici)

Synonyms

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vidlica.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋîlit͡sa/
  • Hyphenation: ви‧ли‧ца

Noun

ви̏лица f (Latin spelling vȉlica)

  1. (anatomy) jaw
  2. fork (for eating)
    Synonym: вѝљушка

Declension