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Ukrainian
Etymology
теля́ (teljá) + -и́ця (-ýcja). Compare Polish cielica, dialectal Belarusian цялі́ца (cjalíca).
Pronunciation
Noun
тели́ця • (telýcja) f animal (genitive тели́ці, nominative plural тели́ці, genitive plural тели́ць)
- heifer (young cow that has not calved)
Declension
References
- Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “тели́ця”, in Словарь украинского языка (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “телиця”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka