луница

Bulgarian

Etymology

From луна́ (luná, “moon”) +‎ -и́ца (-íca, feminine diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɫoˈnit͡sɐ]

Noun

луни́ца • (luníca) f

1. Diminutive of луна́ (luná, “moon”)

   Synonym: луни́чка (luníčka)

2. freckle (faint spot on the skin)
3. mole (a pigmented spot on the skin, a.k.a. a naevus)

   Synonyms: бе́нка (bénka), бе́мка (bémka)

Declension

Declension of луни́ца

	singular	plural
indefinite	луни́ца luníca	луни́ци luníci
definite	луни́цата lunícata	луни́ците lunícite

References

• “луница”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014