лепир
Bulgarian
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Slavic *lěpyrь; equivalent to лепя́ (lepjá, “to stick up”) + -ир (-ir). Compare also Serbo-Croatian ле̏птӣр (“butterfly”) (usually thought to be of Greek origin).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lɛˈpir]
Noun
лепи́р • (lepír) m
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | лепир (lepir) | лепири (lepiri) |
| definite unspecified | лепирот (lepirot) | лепирите (lepirite) |
| definite proximal | лепиров (lepirov) | лепириве (lepirive) |
| definite distal | лепирон (lepiron) | лепирине (lepirine) |
| vocative | лепиру (lepiru) | лепири (lepiri) |
| count form | — | лепира (lepira) |
Alternative forms
- липи́р (lipír), лепя́р (lepjár) — in the sense bat
- лемпи́р (lempír) — in the sense vampire, under the influence of вампи́р (vampír)
Related terms
- ле́пка (lépka, “sticky-stick; barnacle (crustecian); cleaver (weed)”)
- ле́павец m (lépavec), ле́павица f (lépavica, “foxtail grass”)
- лепи́ло (lepílo, “glue”)
References
- “лепир”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “лепир”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 364
- Nayden Gerov (1899) “лемпи́ръ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 9