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лепир

/[lɛˈpir]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    obsoletecave bat
  2. 2.
    dialectalvampire

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms
  • при́леп
  • ли́ляк
  • вампи́р
  • упи́р
Related words (4)
  • ле́пка
  • ле́павец
  • ле́павица
  • лепи́ло

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Slavic *lěpyrь; equivalent to лепя́ (lepjá, “to stick up”) + -ир (-ir). Compare also Serbo-Croatian ле̏птӣр (“butterfly”) (usually thought to be of Greek origin).

Forms

  • лепи́рcanonical • masculine
  • lepírromanization
  • лепирindefinite • singular
  • лепириindefinite • plural
  • лепиротdefinite • singular • unspecified
  • лепиритеdefinite • plural • unspecified
  • лепировdefinite • proximal • singular
  • лепиривеdefinite • plural • proximal
  • лепиронdefinite • distal • singular
  • лепиринеdefinite • distal • plural
  • -count-form • singular
  • лепираcount-form • plural
  • липи́рalternative
  • лепя́рalternative
  • лемпи́рalternative
Vocative
Singular
лепиру
Plural
лепири

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