housenice
Czech
Etymology
From Old Czech húsěnicě, from Proto-Slavic *ǫsěnica.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɦou̯sɛɲɪt͡sɛ]
Noun
housenice f
- (archaic or dialectal) caterpillar
- Synonym: housenka
- One of several hypocrealean fungi species.
- housenice červená ― Cordyceps militaris
- housenice čínská ― caterpillar fungus, Ophiocordyceps sinensis
- housenice hlavatá ― Tolypocladium capitatum
- housenice vosová ― Ophiocordyceps sphecocephala
- tenthredinid larva
- Synonym: pahousenka
Declension
Declension of housenice
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | housenice | housenice |
| genitive | housenice | housenic |
| dative | housenici | housenicím |
| accusative | housenici | housenice |
| vocative | housenice | housenice |
| locative | housenici | housenicích |
| instrumental | housenicí | housenicemi |
Further reading
- housenice in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- housenice in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989