лице
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *lice.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lʲiˈt͡sɛ]
Noun
лице́ • (licé) n
- face
- изсмивам се в лицето на някого ― izsmivam se v liceto na njakogo ― to laugh in someone's face
- казвам нещо в лицето на някого ― kazvam nešto v liceto na njakogo ― to say something to someone's face
- лице с/в лице ― lice s/v lice ― face to face, nose to nose
- обръщам се с лице към ― obrǎštam se s lice kǎm ― to face, to make front to
- познавам по лице ― poznavam po lice ― to know by sight
- пред лицето на ― pred liceto na ― in the face of
- с лице към вятъра ― s lice kǎm vjatǎra ― facing the wind, with the wind in one's face
- срещам се лице с/в лице ― sreštam se lice s/v lice ― meet in the face
- имам лице да ― imam lice da ― to have the face to, to have the cheek to
- на лице съм ― na lice sǎm ― to be at hand, to be available/present, to be apparent
- фактът е на лице ― faktǎt e na lice ― there is no denying the fact
- face, countenance
- Synonym: изражение (izraženie)
- безизразно лице ― bezizrazno lice ― poker face
- изписано е на лицето му ― izpisano e na liceto mu ― you can read it in his face/countenance
- person, individual
- Synonym: човек (čovek)
- в лицето на ― v liceto na ― in the person of
- длъжностно лице ― dlǎžnostno lice ― an official, an office-holder, a functionary
- като частно лице ― kato častno lice ― in one's private capacity, as a private person
- официални лица ― oficialni lica ― official personalities/representatives/guests
- поставено лице ― postaveno lice ― a straw man, a dummy
- техническо лице ― tehničesko lice ― an expert, a qualified technician
- упълномощено лице ― upǎlnomošteno lice ― a person in authority
- (law) физическо лице ― (law) fizičesko lice ― a natural person, a physical person
- (law) юридическо лице ― (law) juridičesko lice ― juridical person, body corporate, corporate body, corporation, legal entity
- (literature) character, a being involved in the action of a story
- Synonym: герой (geroj)
- действащи лица (в пиеса) ― dejstvašti lica (v piesa) ― dramatis personae, characters
- (grammar) person
- (mathematics, geometry) surface
- the face of a building, facade, front
- (architecture) elevation
- the right side of a fabric
- obverse (of a coin or a medal)
- (shoemaking) upper, vamp
Declension
Declension of лице́
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | лице́ licé | лица́ licá |
| definite | лице́то licéto | лица́та licáta |
Macedonian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *lice.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlit͡sɛ]
Audio (file)
Noun
лице • (lice) n (related adjective личен, diminutive лиценце)
- face
- person (grammar)
- person, individual
Declension
Declension of лице
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | лице | лица |
| definite unspecified | лицето | лицата |
| definite proximal | лицево | лицава |
| definite distal | лицено | лицана |
| vocative | лице | лица |
Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *līcè ("cheek, face").
Noun
лице • (lice) n
- face, cheek
- лицемь къ лицоу, лицемь въ лице, въ лице, на лици ― licemĭ kŭ licu, licemĭ vŭ lice, vŭ lice, na lici ― face to face
- беꙁ лица ― bez lica ― shameless(?), disfigured(?)
- оутвръдити лице своѥ ― utvrŭditi lice svoje ― harden one’s resolve
- the frontal aspect of something
- surface
- appearance, form, countenance
- на лици ― na lici ― outwardly, to appearances
- на лице/лица ꙁьрѣти, на лице/лица сѫдити ― na lice/lica zĭrěti, na lice/lica sǫditi ― to be biased, partial, prejudiced
- person
- самъ своимь лицемь ― samŭ svoimĭ licemĭ ― personally
- essence, nature
- hypostasis
Declension
Declension of лице (s-stem)
| Case | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | лице lice | личесѣ ličesě | личеса ličesa |
| Accusative | лице lice | личесѣ ličesě | личеса ličesa |
| Genitive | личесе ličese | личесоу ličesu | личесъ ličesŭ |
| Locative | личесе ličese | личесоу ličesu | личесьхъ ličesĭxŭ |
| Dative | личеси ličesi | личесьма ličesĭma | личесьмъ ličesĭmŭ |
| Instrumental | личесьмь ličesĭmĭ | личесьма ličesĭma | личесꙑ ličesy |
| Vocative | лице lice | личесѣ ličesě | личеса ličesa |
Declension of лице (soft o-stem)
| Case | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | лице lice | лици lici | лица lica |
| Accusative | лице lice | лици lici | лица lica |
| Genitive | лица lica | лицоу licu | лиць licĭ |
| Locative | лици lici | лицоу licu | лицихъ licixŭ |
| Dative | лицоу licu | лицема licema | лицемъ licemŭ |
| Instrumental | лицемь licemĭ | лицема licema | лици lici |
| Vocative | лице lice | лици lici | лица lica |
References
- Cejtlin, R.M.; Večerka, R.; Blagova, E., editors (1994), “лице”, in Staroslavjanskij slovarʹ (po rukopisjam X—XI vekov) [Old Church Slavonic Dictionary (Based on 10–11th Century Manuscripts)], Moscow: Russkij jazyk
- Hauptova Z., editor (1958–1997), “лице”, in Slovník jazyka staroslověnského (Lexicon linguae palaeoslovenicae), Prague: Euroslavica
- Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lʲɪˈt͡sɛ]
Noun
лице́ • (licé) n inan or n anim
- prepositional singular of лицо́ (licó)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *lice.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lǐːt͡se/
- Hyphenation: ли‧це
Noun
ли́це n (Latin spelling líce)
- face
- (grammar) person
- (Bosnia, Montenegro, Serbia) person, individual
Declension
Declension of лице
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | лице | лица |
| genitive | лица | лица̂ |
| dative | лицу | лицима |
| accusative | лице | лица |
| vocative | лице | лица |
| locative | лицу | лицима |
| instrumental | лицем | лицима |
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *lice.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɫeˈt͡sɛ]
Audio (file)
Noun
лице́ • (lycé) n inan (genitive лиця́, nominative plural ли́ця, genitive plural лиць)
- face
- Synonym: обли́ччя (oblýččja)
Declension
Declension of лице́ (inan soft neut-form accent-d)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | лице́ lycé | ли́ця lýcja |
| genitive | лиця́ lycjá | лиць lycʹ |
| dative | лицю́ lycjú | ли́цям lýcjam |
| accusative | лице́ lycé | ли́ця lýcja |
| instrumental | лице́м lycém | ли́цями lýcjamy |
| locative | лиці́ lycí | ли́цях lýcjax |
| vocative | личе́ lyčé | ли́ця lýcja |
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “лице”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka