луковица

Bulgarian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɫukovit͡sɐ]

Noun

лу́ковица • (lúkovica) f

1. (botany) bulb

   Лу́ковица на коки́че. ― Lúkovica na kokíče. ― Snowdrop bulb.

   Лу́ковица на лук. ― Lúkovica na luk. ― Onion bulb.

   Луковицата на че́сън. ― Lukovicata na čésǎn. ― Garlic bulb.

2. (anatomy) bulb (base of hairs, nerves etc.)

   Лу́ковицана ко́съма. ― Lúkovicana kósǎma. ― A hair bulb.

Declension

Declension of лу́ковица

	singular	plural
indefinite	лу́ковица lúkovica	лу́ковици lúkovici
definite	лу́ковицата lúkovicata	лу́ковиците lúkovicite

References

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

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɫukəvʲɪt͡sə]

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Noun

лу́ковица • (lúkovica) f inan (genitive лу́ковицы, nominative plural лу́ковицы, genitive plural лу́ковиц, relational adjective лу́ковичный)

1. onion
2. (botany, anatomy) bulb
3. (figuratively, architecture) onion-shaped dome of a Russian church
4. (figuratively) old-fashioned pocket watch with thick convex glass and convex backside

Declension

Declension of лу́ковица (inan fem-form ц-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	лу́ковица lúkovica	лу́ковицы lúkovicy
genitive	лу́ковицы lúkovicy	лу́ковиц lúkovic
dative	лу́ковице lúkovice	лу́ковицам lúkovicam
accusative	лу́ковицу lúkovicu	лу́ковицы lúkovicy
instrumental	лу́ковицей, лу́ковицею lúkovicej, lúkoviceju	лу́ковицами lúkovicami
prepositional	лу́ковице lúkovice	лу́ковицах lúkovicax

Related terms

• лу́ковка (lúkovka)
• лу́ковый (lúkovyj)