зеленика
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цвете зеленика (1) 
птичка зеленика (2)
Bulgarian
Etymology
By surface analysis, зеле́н (zelén, “green”) + -ика (-ika).
Pronunciation
Noun
зелени́ка • (zeleníka) f
- periwinkle (flower of genus Vinca)
- Synonym: зимзелен (zimzelen)
- greenfinch (perching bird of genus Chloris)
- (dialectal) boxwood (shrub of genus Buxus)
- Synonym: чимши́р (čimšír)
Declension
Declension of зелени́ка
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | зелени́ка zeleníka |
зелени́ки zeleníki |
| definite | зелени́ката zeleníkata |
зелени́ките zeleníkite |
| vocative form | зелени́ко zeleníko |
зелени́ки zeleníki |
Related terms
- зелени́ца (zeleníca, “greenery”) (dialectal)
References
- “зеленика”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “зеленика”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Noun
зеленика • (zelenika) f
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | зеленика (zelenika) |
| definite unspecified | зелениката (zelenikata) |
| definite proximal | зеленикава (zelenikava) |
| definite distal | зеленикана (zelenikana) |
| vocative | зеленике (zelenike) |