slonica
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word slonica. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word slonica, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say slonica in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word slonica you have here. The definition of the word slonica will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofslonica, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
slònica f (Cyrillic spelling сло̀ница)
- female elephant
Declension
Declension of slonica
Slovak
Etymology
From slon (“elephant”) + -ica.
Pronunciation
Noun
slonica f (male equivalent slon)
- female elephant
Declension
Declension of slonica
References
- “slonica”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024
Slovene
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
sloníca or slónica f (male equivalent slȍn)
- female elephant
Inflection
 |
The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | sloníca | ||
| gen. sing. | sloníce | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
sloníca | sloníci | sloníce |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
sloníce | sloníc | sloníc |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
sloníci | slonícama | slonícam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
sloníco | sloníci | sloníce |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
sloníci | slonícah | slonícah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
sloníco | slonícama | slonícami |
|
The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | slônica | ||
| gen. sing. | slônice | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
slônica | slônici | slônice |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
slônice | slônic | slônic |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
slônici | slônicama | slônicam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
slônico | slônici | slônice |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
slônici | slônicah | slônicah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
slônico | slônicama | slônicami |
Further reading
- “slonica”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024