koruza

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Slovene

Etymology

Since 1789 (O. Gutsmann's Deutsch-windisches Wörterbuch, in Bohorič orthographic form korusa), a haplological shortening from Serbo-Croatian kukùruz (cf. kúmara vs. kukùmar), further origin unknown.

Pronunciation

Noun

korúza f

  1. maize (corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays)

Inflection

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Feminine, a-stem
nominative korúza
genitive korúze
singular
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
korúza
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
korúze
dative
(dajȃlnik)
korúzi
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
korúzo
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
korúzi
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
korúzo

Synonyms

Further reading

  • koruza”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024