"лептир" meaning in Serbo-Croatian

See лептир in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lêptiːr/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek λεπίς (lepís, “scale”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”); compare dialectal Bulgarian лепир (lepir, “vampire”), dialectal Russian лепень (lepenʹ, “butterfly”). Etymology templates: {{der|sh|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{com|grc|λεπίς|πτερόν|nocat=1|t1=scale|t2=wing}} λεπίς (lepís, “scale”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”), {{cog|bg|лепир|t=vampire}} Bulgarian лепир (lepir, “vampire”), {{cog|ru|лепень|t=butterfly}} Russian лепень (lepenʹ, “butterfly”) Head templates: {{sh-noun|g=m|head=ле̏птӣр}} ле̏птӣр m (Latin spelling lȅptīr) Forms: ле̏птӣр [canonical, masculine], lȅptīr [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], ле̏птӣр [nominative, singular], ле̏птӣри [nominative, plural], ле̏птирови [nominative, plural], лептира [genitive, singular], лептира [genitive, plural], лептирова [genitive, plural], лептиру [dative, singular], лептирима [dative, plural], лептировима [dative, plural], лептира [accusative, singular], лептире [accusative, plural], лептирове [accusative, plural], лептиру [singular, vocative], лептири [plural, vocative], лептирови [plural, vocative], лептиру [locative, singular], лептирима [locative, plural], лептировима [locative, plural], лептиром [instrumental, singular], лептирима [instrumental, plural], лептировима [instrumental, plural], ле̏пӣр [alternative]
  1. lepidopteran; butterfly or moth (but prototypically a butterfly)
    Sense id: en-лептир-sh-noun-UTCXUNgT
  2. butterfly (swimming style)
    Sense id: en-лептир-sh-noun-WvmVJZMm Categories (other): Swimming Disambiguation of Swimming: 3 78 3 6 10
  3. bowtie
    Sense id: en-лептир-sh-noun-kSiXWnSj
  4. butterfly door (of a car)
    Sense id: en-лептир-sh-noun-bHUm4Loz Categories (other): Auto parts, Insects, Neckwear Disambiguation of Auto parts: 27 10 12 35 15 Disambiguation of Insects: 27 7 10 47 8 Disambiguation of Neckwear: 28 7 10 47 8
  5. (figuratively) a fickle, flighty person Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-лептир-sh-noun-inyIX~-d Categories (other): Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header: 28 9 8 8 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: лепти́рак, лептѝрица, лептѝрић, ле̏птӣров, ле̏птӣрскӣ
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0
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      "kind": "other",
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      "name": "People",
      "orig": "sh:People",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w+disamb"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "лепти́рак"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "лептѝрица"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "лептѝрић"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ле̏птӣров"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ле̏птӣрскӣ"
    }
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        "3": "-"
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      "name": "der"
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        "t": "vampire"
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "t": "butterfly"
      },
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "lȅptīr",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "ле̏птӣри",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "ле̏птирови",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "лептира",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "лептира",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "лептиру",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "лептирима",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "лептировима",
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      "form": "лептира",
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "лептире",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "лептирове",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "лептиру",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "лептири",
      "source": "declension",
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        "vocative"
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      "form": "лептиру",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "лептирима",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "лептировима",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "лептиром",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "лептирима",
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      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "лептировима",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ле̏пӣр",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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      "name": "sh-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "леп‧тир"
  ],
  "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
  "lang_code": "sh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "lepidopteran; butterfly or moth (but prototypically a butterfly)"
      ],
      "id": "en-лептир-sh-noun-UTCXUNgT",
      "links": [
        [
          "lepidopteran",
          "lepidopteran"
        ],
        [
          "butterfly",
          "butterfly"
        ],
        [
          "moth",
          "moth"
        ],
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          "prototypically"
        ]
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          "_dis": "3 78 3 6 10",
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          "name": "Swimming",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "butterfly (swimming style)"
      ],
      "id": "en-лептир-sh-noun-WvmVJZMm",
      "links": [
        [
          "butterfly",
          "butterfly"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bowtie"
      ],
      "id": "en-лептир-sh-noun-kSiXWnSj",
      "links": [
        [
          "bowtie",
          "bowtie"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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          "_dis": "27 10 12 35 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sh",
          "name": "Auto parts",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 7 10 47 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sh",
          "name": "Insects",
          "orig": "sh:Insects",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 7 10 47 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sh",
          "name": "Neckwear",
          "orig": "sh:Neckwear",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "butterfly door (of a car)"
      ],
      "id": "en-лептир-sh-noun-bHUm4Loz",
      "links": [
        [
          "butterfly",
          "butterfly"
        ],
        [
          "door",
          "door"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "28 9 8 8 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a fickle, flighty person"
      ],
      "id": "en-лептир-sh-noun-inyIX~-d",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) a fickle, flighty person"
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lêptiːr/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "лептир"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Serbo-Croatian lemmas",
    "Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns",
    "Serbo-Croatian nouns",
    "Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Serbo-Croatian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "sh:Auto parts",
    "sh:Insects",
    "sh:Neckwear",
    "sh:People",
    "sh:Swimming"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "лепти́рак"
    },
    {
      "word": "лептѝрица"
    },
    {
      "word": "лептѝрић"
    },
    {
      "word": "ле̏птӣров"
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      "word": "ле̏птӣрскӣ"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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    {
      "form": "ле̏птӣр",
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      "form": "ле̏птӣри",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "ле̏птирови",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "лептира",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "лептира",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "лептирова",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "лептиру",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "лептирима",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "лептировима",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "лептира",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "лептире",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "лептирове",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "лептиру",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "лептири",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "лептирови",
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      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "лептиру",
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      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "лептирима",
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      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "лептировима",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "лептиром",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "лептирима",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "лептировима",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ле̏пӣр",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "sh-noun"
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "леп‧тир"
  ],
  "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
  "lang_code": "sh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lepidopteran; butterfly or moth (but prototypically a butterfly)"
      ],
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          "butterfly",
          "butterfly"
        ],
        [
          "moth",
          "moth"
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          "prototypically",
          "prototypically"
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    {
      "glosses": [
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          "butterfly",
          "butterfly"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bowtie"
      ],
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        [
          "bowtie",
          "bowtie"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "butterfly door (of a car)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "butterfly",
          "butterfly"
        ],
        [
          "door",
          "door"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a fickle, flighty person"
      ],
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        "(figuratively) a fickle, flighty person"
      ],
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        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lêptiːr/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "лептир"
}

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