Danica

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See also: Dănică and dánica

English

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Etymology

From Slavic female given name, from the Slavic name for the Morning Star (an aspect of the planet Venus).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Danica (plural Danicas)

  1. A female given name from the Slavic languages

See also

Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

Dānica

  1. inflection of Dānicus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

Dānicā

  1. ablative feminine singular of Dānicus

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьnьnica (“morning star”), from *dьnь (“day”) + *-ьnъ (“-ish”) + *-ica (feminine noun-forming suffix). By surface analysis, dȃn +‎ -ica.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dǎnit͡sa/
  • Hyphenation: Da‧ni‧ca

Proper noun

Dànica f (Cyrillic spelling Да̀ница)

  1. (uncountable) morning star
  2. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Danica
singular
nominative Danica
genitive Danice
dative Danici
accusative Danicu
vocative Danice
locative Danici
instrumental Danicom

Further reading

  • “Danica”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2024

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Danica or Slovene Danica.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Danica f (genitive singular Danice, nominative plural Danice, declension pattern of ulica)

  1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Danica
singular plural
nominative Danica Danice
genitive Danice Daníc
dative Danici Daniciam
accusative Danicu Danice
locative Danici Daniciach
instrumental Danicou Danicami

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Danica”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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