денница

Bulgarian

Etymology

By surface analysis, де́нен (dénen, daily) +‎ -ица (-ica).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dɛnˈnit͡sɐ] (Western dialects, standard)
  • IPA(key): [ˈdɛnnit͡sɐ] (Eastern dialects)
  • Hyphenation: на‧дни‧ца

Noun

денни́ца or де́нница • (denníca or dénnicaf

  1. (dialectal, poetic) morning star (planet Venus observed during dawn)
    Coordinate term: вече́рница (večérnica, evening star)

Declension

Declension of де́нни́ца
singular plural
indefinite де́нни́ца
dénníca
де́нни́ци
dénníci
definite де́нни́цата
dénnícata
де́нни́ците
dénnícite

References

  • денница”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • денница”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

Etymology

From день (denʹ) +‎ -ница (-nica).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dʲɪˈnʲːit͡sə]

Noun

денни́ца • (dennícaf inan (genitive денни́цы, nominative plural денни́цы, genitive plural денни́ц)

  1. (archaic, poetic) dawn
  2. (archaic, poetic) morning star

Declension