детенце

Bulgarian

Etymology

By surface analysis, дете́ (deté) +‎ -енце (-ence).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dɛˈtɛnt͡sɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt͡sɛ
  • Syllabification(key): де‧тен‧це

Noun

дете́нце • (deténcen

  1. diminutive of дете́ (deté): kiddie, kiddy

Declension

Declension of дете́нце
singular plural
indefinite дете́нце
deténce
дете́нца1
deténca1
definite дете́нцето
deténceto
дете́нцата1
deténcata1

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References

  • детенце”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • детенце”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

From дете (dete) +‎ -енце (-ence).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdɛtɛnt͡sɛ]

Noun

детенце • (detencen (diminutive детенцуле)

  1. diminutive of дете (dete)

Declension

Declension of детенце
singular plural
indefinite детенце (detence) дечиња (dečinja)
definite unspecified детенцето (detenceto) дечињата (dečinjata)
definite proximal детенцево (detencevo) дечињава (dečinjava)
definite distal детенцено (detenceno) дечињана (dečinjana)
vocative детенце (detence) дечиња (dečinja)

See also

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /detěːnt͡se/
  • Hyphenation: де‧тен‧це

Noun

дете́нце n (Latin spelling deténce)

  1. (uncountable, diminutive) small child

Declension