Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gvězdica. By surface analysis, звезда́ (zvezdá) +‎ -ица (-ica).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [zvɛˈzdit͡sɐ]
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Noun

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звезди́ца (zvezdícaf

  1. diminutive of звезда́ (zvezdá): small star, starlet, asterisk

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References

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

Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gvězdica. By surface analysis, звезда́ (zvezdá) +‎ -ица (-ica).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [zvʲɪzʲˈdʲit͡sə]

Noun

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звезди́ца (zvezdícaf inan (genitive звезди́цы, nominative plural звезди́цы, genitive plural звезди́ц)

  1. asterisk (instrument with radiating arms placed over the diskos used during the Eucharist)

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Serbo-Croatian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gvězdica.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zʋězdit͡sa/
  • Hyphenation: зве‧зди‧ца

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звѐздица f (Latin spelling zvèzdica)

  1. a small star
  2. star (symbol used to rate hotels, films, etc.)
  3. asterisk
    Synonym: астериск
  4. starlet
    Synonym: старлета

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