копаница

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kopanica; equivalent to копан (kopan) +‎ -ица (-ica).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔpɐnit͡sɐ]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

ко́паница • (kópanica) f

1. (obsolete) ditch, digging
2. type of dance with characteristic "tap" elements resembling digging

Declension

Declension of ко́паница

	singular	plural
indefinite	ко́паница kópanica	ко́паници kópanici
definite	ко́паницата kópanicata	ко́паниците kópanicite

References

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

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kopanica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɔˈpanit͡sa]
• Rhymes: -it͡sa

Noun

копаница • (kopanica) f (plural копаници)

1. engraving

   Synonym: резба (rezba)