gąsienica
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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish wąsienica. The initial g- is prothetic or by conflation with Proto-Slavic *gušterica (“lizard”). Compare Bulgarian гъсе́ница (gǎsénica), Czech housenka, Lower Sorbian guseńca, Macedonian гасеница (gasenica), Old Church Slavonic юсеница (jusenica), Russian гу́сеница (gúsenica), Serbo-Croatian gȕsenica, Slovak husenica, Slovene gosẹ̑nica, Ukrainian гу́сениця (húsenycja), and Upper Sorbian husańca.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɔɲ.ɕɛˈɲi.t͡sa/
Audio 1 (file) Audio 2 (file) - Rhymes: -it͡sa
- Syllabification: gą‧sie‧ni‧ca
- Homophone: Gąsienica
Noun
gąsienica f (diminutive gąsieniczka, related adjective gąsienicowy or gąsieniczy)
- (entomology, lepidopterology) caterpillar, leafworm (larva of a butterfly or moth)
- caterpillar track (continuous track in the form of a steel or rubber belt fitted instead of wheels to crawlers, bulldozers, excavators, loaders, backhoes, tanks, and similar off-road vehicles)
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 |
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