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лик

/[lik]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    countenance, appearance
  2. 2.
    outline, profile, silhouette; (particularly) facial feature
  3. 3.
    datedchoir, group of performers
    • лик певци

      lik pevcia choir of singers

    • лик от светци и мъченици

      lik ot svetci i mǎčenician group of saints and martyrs

  4. 4.
    datedformal celebration, fest, rite (usually including singing and dancing)
  5. 5.
    datedtype of dance

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • и́злик
  • на́лик
  • о́блик
  • бледолик
  • двулик
  • дебелолик
  • дълголик
  • разнолик
  • тънколик
  • чернолик
Related words (3)
  • ли́ка
  • лице́
  • лича́

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *likъ (“face”), of disputed origin. Possibly deverbal of ли́я (líja, “to pour, to cast”) with original meaning “contour, layout”.

Forms

  • likromanization
  • ли́чавadjective • relational
  • ликindefinite • singular
  • ли́ковеindefinite • plural
  • ли́кътdefinite • singular • subjective
  • ли́коветеdefinite • plural • subjective
  • ли́каdefinite • objective • singular
  • ли́коветеdefinite • objective • plural
  • -count-form • singular
  • ли́каcount-form • plural

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