любеница
/[lʲo̟bɛˈnit͡sɐ]/
Bulgariannoun
Definitions
- 1.obsoletecircular, ovate shape
- 2.dialectalepithet for the watermelon fruit (called so because of its shape)
- 3.derogatoryfatso (fat person)
Synonyms & related words
Synonyms
- ди́ня
Related words (4)
- лъб
- лъ́бец
- лоб
- па́луба
Etymology
From луб (lub, “oval plank”) (dialectal) + -еница (-enica), with expressive ablaut -у- > -ю-.
Forms
- любени́цаcanonical • feminine
- ljubenícaromanization
- любени́цаindefinite • singular
- любени́циindefinite • plural
- любени́цатаdefinite • singular
- любени́цитеdefinite • plural
- лубени́цаalternative • dialectal
- лубе́ницаalternative • dialectal
- лубе́йницаalternative • dialectal
- лобени́цаalternative • dialectal
- любени́каalternative • dialectal