ленивец

Bulgarian

Трипръст ленивец

Etymology

лени́в (lenív, “lazy, slothful”) +‎ -ец (-ec)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lɛˈnivɛt͡s]

• Audio:

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Noun

лени́вец • (lenívec) m

1. lazybones, idler, slacker, sluggard
2. sloth (American mammal of order Pilosa)

Declension

Declension of лени́вец

	singular	plural
indefinite	лени́вец lenívec	лени́вци lenívci
definite (subject form)	лени́вецът lenívecǎt	лени́вците lenívcite
definite (object form)	лени́веца leníveca
vocative form	лени́вецо leníveco	лени́вци lenívci

References

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

Russian

Alternative forms

• лени́вецъ (lenívec) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

лени́вый (lenívyj, “lazy”) +‎ -ец (-ec)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʲɪˈnʲivʲɪt͡s]

Noun

лени́вец • (lenívec) m anim (genitive лени́вца, nominative plural лени́вцы, genitive plural лени́вцев, feminine лени́вица)

1. lazybones, loafer, idler, slacker, sluggard, female: лени́вица (lenívica)
2. sloth (mammal)

Declension

Declension of лени́вец (anim masc-form ц-stem accent-a reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	лени́вец lenívec	лени́вцы lenívcy
genitive	лени́вца lenívca	лени́вцев lenívcev
dative	лени́вцу lenívcu	лени́вцам lenívcam
accusative	лени́вца lenívca	лени́вцев lenívcev
instrumental	лени́вцем lenívcem	лени́вцами lenívcami
prepositional	лени́вце lenívce	лени́вцах lenívcax