Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [zvɛˈzdit͡sɐ]
  • (file)

Noun edit

звезди́ца (zvezdícaf

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

Declension edit

References edit

  • 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 edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [zvʲɪzʲˈdʲit͡sə]

Noun edit

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)

Declension edit

Serbo-Croatian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gvězdica.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

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

Declension edit