лик
See also: лік
Bulgarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lik]
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *likъ (“face”), of disputed origin. Possibly deverbal of ли́я (líja, “to pour, to cast”) with original meaning “contour, layout”.
Noun
лик • (lik) m (relational adjective ли́чав)
- countenance, appearance
- outline, profile, silhouette; (particularly) facial feature
Declension
Related terms
References
- “лик¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “лик”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Nayden Gerov (1899) “ликъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 13
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “лик¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 397
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *likъ (“play”), probably of Germanic origin, although the exact source is unknown (compare Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 (laikan, “to jump around”)).
Noun
лик • (lik) m (ecclesiastical, dated)
- choir, group of performers
- formal celebration, fest, rite (usually including singing and dancing)
- (dated) type of dance
Declension
References
- “лик², лик³, лик⁴”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “лик²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 398
- “ликъ”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024
Russian
Alternative forms
- ликъ (lik) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *likъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lʲik]
Audio (file)
Noun
лик • (lik) m inan (genitive ли́ка, nominative plural ли́ки, genitive plural ли́ков)
- (poetic) face
- (Eastern Orthodoxy) image or representation of a face on an icon
Declension
Related terms
- лицо́ (licó)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *likъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lîːk/
Noun
ли̑к m (Latin spelling lȋk)
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