лептир
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λεπίς (lepís, “scale”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”); compare dialectal Bulgarian лепир (lepir, “vampire”), dialectal Russian лепень (lepenʹ, “butterfly”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lêptiːr/
- Hyphenation: леп‧тир
Noun
ле̏птӣр m (Latin spelling lȅptīr)
- lepidopteran; butterfly or moth (but prototypically a butterfly)
- butterfly (swimming style)
- bowtie
- butterfly door (of a car)
- (figuratively) a fickle, flighty person
Declension
Declension of лептир
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ле̏птӣр | ле̏птӣри / ле̏птирови |
| genitive | лептира | лептира / лептирова |
| dative | лептиру | лептирима / лептировима |
| accusative | лептира | лептире / лептирове |
| vocative | лептиру | лептири / лептирови |
| locative | лептиру | лептирима / лептировима |
| instrumental | лептиром | лептирима / лептировима |
Derived terms
- лепти́рак
- лептѝрица
- лептѝрић
- ле̏птӣров
- ле̏птӣрскӣ
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