šiška

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See also: Siska and sıska

Czech

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech šiška, from Proto-Slavic *šišьka.

Pronunciation

Noun

šiška f

  1. cone (fruit of conifer)
  2. loaf
  3. small dumpling
  4. (informal) human head
    Synonym: hlava

Declension

Further reading

  • šiška”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • šiška”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Slovak

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *šišьka. Compare Serbo-Croatian шишка/šiška (gall), Bulgarian шиша́рка (šišárka, cone).

Pronunciation

Noun

šiška f (genitive singular šišky, nominative plural šišky, genitive plural šišiek, declension pattern of žena)

  1. cone (fruit of conifer)
    Synonym: šuška

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • šiška”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024