мекица
Bulgarian
Etymology
By surface analysis, мек (mek, “soft, referring to its texture”) + -ица (-ica).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɛˈkit͡sɐ]
- Rhymes: -it͡sɐ
- Syllabification(key): ме‧ки‧ца
Noun
меки́ца • (mekíca) f (diminutive меки́че or меки́чка)
- mekitsa (deep-fried flatbread pastry similar to Hungarian langos, typically served with jam, honey, sirene or icing sugar)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | меки́ца mekíca |
меки́ци mekíci |
| definite | меки́цата mekícata |
меки́ците mekícite |
References
- “мекица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “мекица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɛkit͡sa]
- Rhymes: -it͡sa
Noun
мекица • (mekica) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | мекица (mekica) | мекици (mekici) |
| definite unspecified | мекицата (mekicata) | мекиците (mekicite) |
| definite proximal | мекицава (mekicava) | мекициве (mekicive) |
| definite distal | мекицана (mekicana) | мекицине (mekicine) |
| vocative | мекице (mekice) | мекици (mekici) |