Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

Standardized colloquial reflex of an earlier глотни́ца (glotníca) (dated), spread into the standard language from a Western dialect. Equivalent to гло́та (glóta, mixture, crowd) (dialectal) +‎ -ница (-nica).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡɫutnit͡sɐ]
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Noun edit

глу́тница (glútnicaf

  1. (collective) pack (of wolves, dogs)
  2. (figurative) gang (of people)
    Synonyms: ба́нда (bánda), ша́йка (šájka)

Declension edit

Alternative forms edit

Related terms edit

References edit

  • глутница”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • глутница”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “глутница”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 252

Macedonian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡɫutnit͡sa]
  • Hyphenation: глут‧ни‧ца
  • Rhymes: -it͡sa

Noun edit

глутница (glutnicaf (plural глутници, relational adjective глутнички)

  1. (collective) pack (group of animals, usually wolves, that move and attack together)
  2. (figurative) gang, mob (group of people attacking someone)
    Synonym: банда (banda)

Declension edit

References edit

  • глутница” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu