мишница

Bulgarian

Etymology

From миш (miš, “mouse”) (dated) +‎ -ница (-nica). For the semantic shift, compare Latin mūsculus (“muscle”) (originally little mouse).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈmiʃnit͡sɐ]

Noun

ми́шница • (míšnica) f

  1. biceps
    Synonym: би́цепс (bíceps)
  2. (by extension) upper arm (from the elbow to the shoulder)
    Synonym: рамени́ца (rameníca)

Declension
Declension of ми́шница
singular plural
indefinite ми́шница
míšnica		 ми́шници
míšnici
definite ми́шницата
míšnicata		 ми́шниците
míšnicite

Derived terms

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