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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
- maize (corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays)
Inflection
Feminine, a-stem
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nominative
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korúza
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genitive
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korúze
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singular
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nominative (imenovȃlnik)
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korúza
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genitive (rodȋlnik)
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korúze
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dative (dajȃlnik)
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korúzi
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accusative (tožȋlnik)
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korúzo
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locative (mẹ̑stnik)
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korúzi
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instrumental (orọ̑dnik)
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korúzo
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Synonyms
Further reading
- “koruza”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024