leptir

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• lȅpīr

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λεπίς (lepís, “scale”) +‎ πτερόν (pterón, “wing”); compare dialectal Bulgarian лепир (lepir, “vampire”), dialectal Russian лепень (lepenʹ, “butterfly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lêptiːr/
• Hyphenation: lep‧tir

Noun

lȅptīr m (Cyrillic spelling ле̏птӣр)

1. lepidopteran; butterfly or moth (but prototypically a butterfly)
2. butterfly (swimming style)
3. bowtie
4. butterfly door (of a car)
5. (figuratively) a fickle, flighty person

Declension

Declension of leptir

	singular	plural
nominative	lȅptīr	lȅptīri / lȅptirovi
genitive	leptira	leptira / leptirova
dative	leptiru	leptirima / leptirovima
accusative	leptira	leptire / leptirove
vocative	leptiru	leptiri / leptirovi
locative	leptiru	leptirima / leptirovima
instrumental	leptirom	leptirima / leptirovima

Derived terms

• leptírak
• leptìrica
• leptìrić
• lȅptīrov
• lȅptīrskī