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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish płoszczyca, from płoski (“even, flat, level”) + -yca.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pwɔʂˈt͡ʂɘ.t͡sa/
- Rhymes: -ɘt͡sa
- Syllabification: płosz‧czy‧ca
Noun
płoszczyca f
- water scorpion, of the genus Nepa, or species similar in appearance
- płoszczyca szara ― Nepa cinerea
Declension
Further reading
- płoszczyca in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Rozprawy i sprawozdania z posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności, volume 10, Kraków, 1884, page 466
Silesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pwɔʂˈt͡ʂɪt͡sa/
- Rhymes: -ɪt͡sa
- Syllabification: płosz‧czy‧ca
Noun
płoszczyca f
- bedbug (Cimex lectularius)
Further reading
- Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “płoszczyca”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian lects], Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 216