шевица

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *šьvica (“embroidery”); see also Proto-Slavic *šьvьcь. By surface analysis, шев (šev, “stitch”) +‎ -ица (-ica).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃɛˈvit͡sɐ]
  • Hyphenation: ше‧ви‧ца
  • Rhymes: -it͡sɐ

Noun

шеви́ца • (ševíca) f (relational adjective шеви́чен)

  1. embroidered row of colorful decorative shapes, commonly seen on Bulgarian traditional attire

Declension

Declension of шеви́ца
singular plural
indefinite шеви́ца
ševíca 		шеви́ци
ševíci
definite шеви́цата
ševícata 		шеви́ците
ševícite

References

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