"зеница" meaning in Russian

See зеница in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [zʲɪˈnʲit͡sə] Audio: Ru-зеница.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zěnica. Etymology templates: {{root|ru|ine-pro|*ǵʰeh₁y-}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ru|sla-pro|*zěnica|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Slavic *zěnica, {{inh+|ru|sla-pro|*zěnica}} Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zěnica Head templates: {{ru-noun+|зени́ца}} зени́ца • (zeníca) f inan (genitive зени́цы, nominative plural зени́цы, genitive plural зени́ц) Forms: зени́ца [canonical], zeníca [romanization], зени́цы [genitive], зени́цы [nominative, plural], зени́ц [genitive, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], зени́ца [nominative, singular], зени́цы [nominative, plural], зени́цы [genitive, singular], зени́ц [genitive, plural], зени́це [dative, singular], зени́цам [dative, plural], зени́цу [accusative, singular], зени́цы [accusative, plural], зени́цей [instrumental, singular], зени́цею [instrumental, singular], зени́цами [instrumental, plural], зени́це [prepositional, singular], зени́цах [plural, prepositional], зѣни́ца [alternative]
  1. (obsolete, poetic) pupil (of the eye) Tags: obsolete, poetic Synonyms: зрачо́к
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