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живопис

/[ʒivoˈpis]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    painting (artform involving the use of paint)
    • ла́кова живопи́с

      lákova živopíslacquerwork

  2. 2.
    paintings, pictures; a gallery

Etymology

By surface analysis, жив (živ, “alive”) + -о- (-o-) + пис- (pis-, “writing”, stem of verb пиша (piša)). Compare Russian жи́вопись (žívopisʹ), Belarusian жы́вапіс (žývapis).

Forms

  • живопи́сcanonical • feminine
  • živopísromanization
  • живопи́сindefinite • singular
  • живопи́сиindefinite • plural
  • живописта́definite • singular
  • живопи́ситеdefinite • plural

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