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различни видове вилици

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vidlica. By surface analysis, ви́ла (víla, pitchfork) +‎ -ица (-ica)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈvilit͡sɐ]
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  • Hyphenation(key): ви‧ли‧ца

Noun

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ви́лица (vílicaf (diminutive ви́личка)

  1. fork (for eating)
    бода́ карто́фите с ви́лицаbodá kartófite s vílicaprick the potatoes with a fork
    ям с ви́лицаjam s vílicaeat with a fork
    Мо́же ли ви́лица, мо́ля?Móže li vílica, mólja?Can I have a fork, please?

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See also

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References

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  • вилица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • вилица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вилица”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 148
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вила”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 147

Macedonian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vidlica.

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Noun

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вилица (vilicaf (plural вилици, relational adjective виличен)

  1. (anatomy) jaw
  2. fork (for eating)

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vidlica.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʋîlit͡sa/
  • Hyphenation: ви‧ли‧ца

Noun

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ви̏лица f (Latin spelling vȉlica)

  1. (anatomy) jaw
  2. fork (for eating)
    Synonym: вѝљушка

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