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лиска

/[ˈliskɐ] | [liˈska] | [ˈliskɐ] | [ˈliskɐ] | [ˈliskɐ] | [liˈska] | [ˈliskɐ]/
Bulgariannoun

Grammatical form

лиска is the diminutive form of ли́са — “vixen”.

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Definitions

  1. 1.
    female equivalent of ли́шкавец (líškavec): coot (bird of genus Fulica), particularly common coot (Fulica atra)
  2. 2.
    dialectalsparkle, flash, sputter
    • лиска светлина

      liska svetlina — flash of light

Synonyms & related words

Related words (5)
  • ли́скам
  • ли́свам
  • лю́скам
  • лъ́щя
  • лъ́скам

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lysъka, parsable as лис (lis, “spotted, dappled”) + -ка (-ka).

Forms

  • ли́скаcanonical
  • лиска́canonical • feminine
  • lískaromanization
  • liskáromanization
  • ли́шкавецmasculine
  • ли́скавadjective • relational
  • ли́скаindefinite • singular
  • ли́скиindefinite • plural
  • ли́скатаdefinite • singular
  • ли́скитеdefinite • plural
  • ли́скаcanonical • feminine
Vocative
Singular
ли́ско
Plural
ли́ски

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