годеница

Bulgarian

Etymology

From годя́ (godjá, “to suit, to content”) (dialectal) +‎ -еница (-enica).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡodɛˈnit͡sɐ]
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -it͡sɐ

Noun

годени́ца • (godeníca) f (feminine годени́к)

  1. fiancée

Declension
Declension of годени́ца
singular plural
indefinite годени́ца
godeníca		 годени́ци
godeníci
definite годени́цата
godenícata		 годени́ците
godenícite
vocative form годени́це
godeníce		 годени́ци
godeníci
  • годе́ж (godéž, “matchmaking , engagement”)
    • годе́жник m (godéžnik), годе́жница f (godéžnica, “matchmaker”)
    • годежа́р m (godežár), годежа́рка f (godežárka, “companion of the fiancé”)
  • сгодя́вка (sgodjávka, “ritual of engagement”)

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