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Polish
Etymology
From topiel + -ica.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɔ.pjɛˈli.t͡sa/
- Rhymes: -it͡sa
- Syllabification: to‧pie‧li‧ca
Noun
topielica f (male equivalent topielec)
- female equivalent of topielec (“corpse of a drowning victim”)
- female equivalent of topielec (“person saved from drowning”)
- water stick insect (Ranatra linearis)
- Synonyms: łaziga, pluskwogon igielnik, topielnica
- (Slavic mythology) malevolent demon inhabiting bodies of water, believed to be the partner of topielec and the soul of a young girl who drowned out of despair or bitterness, or who was deliberately drowned by someone else
- Synonym: wodnica
Declension
Further reading
- topielica in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- topielica in Polish dictionaries at PWN