bukvica

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From bùki.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bûkʋit͡sa/
  • Hyphenation: buk‧vi‧ca
  • Rhymes: -it͡sa

Noun

bȕkvica f (Cyrillic spelling бу̏квица)

  1. (historical) alphabet (starting with letter buky)
  2. (by extension) Bukvitsa
  3. (historical) soldier's identity card
Declension
Declension of bukvica
singular plural
nominative bukvica bukvice
genitive bukvice bukvica
dative bukvici bukvicama
accusative bukvicu bukvice
vocative bukvice / bukvico bukvice
locative bukvici bukvicama
instrumental bukvicom bukvicama

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bukъvica, equivalent to bȕkva +‎ -ica.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bûkʋit͡sa/
  • Hyphenation: buk‧vi‧ca
  • Rhymes: -it͡sa

Noun

bȕkvica f (Cyrillic spelling бу̏квица)

  1. (diminutive) a small beech-tree
  2. beech-nut
  3. betony (Stachys officinalis))
Declension
Declension of bukvica
singular plural
nominative bukvica bukvice
genitive bukvice bukvica
dative bukvici bukvicama
accusative bukvicu bukvice
vocative bukvice / bukvico bukvice
locative bukvici bukvicama
instrumental bukvicom bukvicama

References
  • “bukvica” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • “bukvica” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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