липец

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lipa. By surface analysis, ли́па (lípa) + -ец (-ec), referring to linden trees which bloom at this time of year. Cognates include Polish lipiec (July), Ukrainian липень (lypenʹ), Belarusian ліпень (lipjenʹ), and Serbo-Croatian lipanj (June).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlʲipʲɪt͡s]

Noun

ли́пец • (lípec) m inan (genitive ли́пеца, nominative plural ли́пецы, genitive plural ли́пецев)

  1. (archaic) July
    Synonym: ию́ль (ijúlʹ)

Declension

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