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мишница

/[ˈmiʃnit͡sɐ]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    biceps
  2. 2.
    upper arm (from the elbow to the shoulder)

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • подми́шница
Synonyms
  • би́цепс
  • рамени́ца
Related words (1)
  • ми́шца

Etymology

From миш (miš, “mouse”) (dated) + -ница (-nica). For the semantic shift, compare Latin mūsculus (“muscle”) (originally little mouse).

Forms

  • ми́шницаcanonical • feminine
  • míšnicaromanization
  • ми́шницаindefinite • singular
  • ми́шнициindefinite • plural
  • ми́шницатаdefinite • singular
  • ми́шницитеdefinite • plural

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