любеница
Bulgarian
Etymology
From луб (lub, “oval plank”) (dialectal) + -еница (-enica), with expressive ablaut -у- > -ю-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lʲʊbɛˈnit͡sə]
Noun
любени́ца • (ljubeníca) f
- (obsolete) circular, ovate shape
- (dialectal) epithet for the watermelon fruit (called so because of its shape)
- Synonym: ди́ня (dínja)
- (figurative, derogatory) fatso (fat person)
Declension
Declension of любени́ца
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | любени́ца ljubeníca | любени́ци ljubeníci |
| definite | любени́цата ljubenícata | любени́ците ljubenícite |
Alternative forms
- лубени́ца (lubeníca), лубе́ница (lubénica), лубе́йница (lubéjnica) – dialectal
- лобени́ца (lobeníca) – dialectal
- любени́ка (ljubeníka) – dialectal
Related terms
- лъб (lǎb), лъ́бец (lǎ́bec, “skull; leek skin”) (dialectal)
- лоб (lob, “forehead”) (Russian borrowing)
- па́луба (páluba, “deck”)
References
- любеница in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- любеница in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
- Georgiev V. I., editor (1986), “любеница”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 572
- Georgiev V. I., editor (1986), “любеника”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 572
- Georgiev V. I., editor (1986), “лубеница”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 484