masliak

Slovak

masliak smrekovcový
(larch bolete, Suillus grevillei)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *masľakъ. By surface analysis, maslo (“butter”) +‎ iak, because the flesh of the mushroom is butterlike soft and the cap is sometimes slimy as it were greased.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈmas.ʎi̯ak]
Rhymes: -i̯ak, -ʎi̯ak
Hyphenation: mas‧liak

Noun

masliak m (genitive singular masliaka, nominative plural masliaky, declension pattern of dub)

fungus belonging to the genus Suillus (slippery jack).

Declension

Declension of masliak

	singular	plural
nominative	masliak	masliaky
genitive	masliaka	masliakov
dative	masliaku	masliakom
accusative	masliak	masliaky
locative	masliaku	masliakoch
instrumental	masliakom	masliakmi

Related terms

maslo n
masliačik m
masliakový
klouzek m

References

Králik, Ľubor (2016), “maslo”, in Stručný etymologický slovník slovenčiny (in Slovak), Bratislava: VEDA, Jazykovedný ústav ĽŠ SAV, →ISBN, page 348.