gąsienica

Polish

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Slavic *ǫsěnica. The initial g- is prothetic or by conflation with Common Slavonic гоущерица (gušterica, “lizard”). Cognate with Slovak húsenica, Old Church Slavonic юсеница (jusenica), and Russian гусеница (gusenica).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡɔɲ.ɕɛˈɲi.t͡sa/
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  • Rhymes: -it͡sa
  • Syllabification: gą‧sie‧ni‧ca

Noun

gąsienica f (diminutive gąsieniczka)

  1. caterpillar (the larva of a butterfly)
  2. caterpillar track

Declension
Declension of gąsienica
singular plural
nominative gąsienica gąsienice
genitive gąsienicy gąsienic
dative gąsienicy gąsienicom
accusative gąsienicę gąsienice
instrumental gąsienicą gąsienicami
locative gąsienicy gąsienicach
vocative gąsienico gąsienice

Further reading
  • gąsienica in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • gąsienica in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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