мишница
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
From миш (miš, “mouse”) (dated) + -ница (-nica). For the semantic shift, compare Latin mūsculus (“muscle”) (originally little mouse).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ми́шница • (míšnica) f
- biceps
- Synonym: би́цепс (bíceps)
- (by extension) upper arm (from the elbow to the shoulder)
- Synonym: рамени́ца (rameníca)
Declension edit
Declension of ми́шница
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | ми́шница míšnica |
ми́шници míšnici |
definite | ми́шницата míšnicata |
ми́шниците míšnicite |
Derived terms edit
- подми́шница (podmíšnica, “armpit”)
Related terms edit
- ми́шца (míšca, “muscle”) (dialectal)