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English
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)
- A female given name from the Slavic languages
See also
Latin
Pronunciation
Adjective
Dānica
- inflection of Dānicus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Adjective
Dānicā
- 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)
- (uncountable) morning star
- a female given name
Declension
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)
- a female given name
Declension
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, 2003–2024