bukvica

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From bùki.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bûkʋit͡sa/
  • Hyphenation: buk‧vi‧ca
  • Rhymes: -it͡sa

Noun

bȕkvica f (Cyrillic spelling бу̏квица)

  1. (historical) alphabet (starting with letter buky)
  2. (by extension) Bukvitsa
  3. (historical) soldier's identity card
Declension
Declension of bukvica
singular plural
nominative bȕkvica bȕkvice
genitive bȕkvicē bȕkvīcā
dative bȕkvici bȕkvicama
accusative bȕkvicu bȕkvice
vocative bȕkvice bȕkvice
locative bȕkvici bȕkvicama
instrumental bȕkvicōm bȕkvicama

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bukъvica, equivalent to bȕkva +‎ -ica.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bûkʋit͡sa/
  • Hyphenation: buk‧vi‧ca
  • Rhymes: -it͡sa

Noun

bȕkvica f (Cyrillic spelling бу̏квица)

  1. (diminutive) a small beech-tree
  2. beech-nut
  3. betony (Stachys officinalis))
Declension
Declension of bukvica
singular plural
nominative bȕkvica bȕkvice
genitive bȕkvicē bȕkvīcā
dative bȕkvici bȕkvicama
accusative bȕkvicu bȕkvice
vocative bȕkvice bȕkvice
locative bȕkvici bȕkvicama
instrumental bȕkvicōm bȕkvicama

References

  • “bukvica”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
  • “bukvica”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
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