лептир

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms
  • ле̏пӣр

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: леп‧тир

Noun

ле̏птӣр m (Latin spelling lȅptīr)

  1. butterfly (Lepidoptera)
  2. butterfly (swimming style)
  3. bowtie
  4. butterfly door (of a car)
  5. (figuratively) a fickle, flighty person

Declension
Declension of лептир
singular plural
nominative ле̏птӣр ле̏птӣри / ле̏птирови
genitive лептира лептира / лептирова
dative лептиру лептирима / лептировима
accusative лептира лептире / лептирове
vocative лептиру лептири / лептирови
locative лептиру лептирима / лептировима
instrumental лептиром лептирима / лептировима

Derived terms
  • лепти́рак
  • лептѝрица
  • лептѝрић
  • ле̏птӣров
  • ле̏птӣрскӣ
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