bukvica

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From bùki.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bûkʋit͡sa/
• Hyphenation: buk‧vi‧ca
• Rhymes: -it͡sa

Noun

bȕkvica f (Cyrillic spelling бу̏квица)

1. (historical) alphabet (starting with letter buky)
2. (by extension) Bukvitsa
3. (historical) soldier's identity card

Declension

Declension of bukvica

	singular	plural
nominative	bukvica	bukvice
genitive	bukvice	bukvica
dative	bukvici	bukvicama
accusative	bukvicu	bukvice
vocative	bukvice / bukvico	bukvice
locative	bukvici	bukvicama
instrumental	bukvicom	bukvicama

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bukъvica, equivalent to bȕkva +‎ -ica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bûkʋit͡sa/
• Hyphenation: buk‧vi‧ca
• Rhymes: -it͡sa

Noun

bȕkvica f (Cyrillic spelling бу̏квица)

1. (diminutive) a small beech-tree
2. beech-nut
3. betony (Stachys officinalis))

Declension

Declension of bukvica

	singular	plural
nominative	bukvica	bukvice
genitive	bukvice	bukvica
dative	bukvici	bukvicama
accusative	bukvicu	bukvice
vocative	bukvice / bukvico	bukvice
locative	bukvici	bukvicama
instrumental	bukvicom	bukvicama

References

• “bukvica”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
• “bukvica”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024