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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bukъvica.

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Noun

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бу́квица (búkvicaf inan (genitive бу́квицы, nominative plural бу́квицы, genitive plural бу́квиц)

  1. drop cap, versal
  2. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) Bukvitsa, Glagolitic
  3. betony

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Descendants

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  • English: Bukvitsa

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology 1

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From бу̀ки.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bûkʋit͡sa/
  • Hyphenation: бук‧ви‧ца
  • Rhymes: -it͡sa

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бу̏квица f (Latin spelling bȕkvica)

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

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bukъvica, equivalent to бу̏ква +‎ -ица.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bûkʋit͡sa/
  • Hyphenation: бук‧ви‧ца
  • Rhymes: -it͡sa

Noun

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бу̏квица f (Latin spelling bȕkvica)

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

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