slonica

slonica

See also: sloníča, słonica, and słonicą

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From slȍn +‎ -ica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slǒnit͡sa/
• Hyphenation: slo‧ni‧ca

Noun

slònica f (Cyrillic spelling сло̀ница)

1. female elephant

Declension

Declension of slonica

	singular	plural
nominative	slonica	slonice
genitive	slonice	slonica
dative	slonici	slonicama
accusative	slonicu	slonice
vocative	slonice	slonice
locative	slonici	slonicama
instrumental	slonicom	slonicama

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Slovak

Etymology

slon (“elephant”) +‎ -ica

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈslɔ.ni.t͡sa/

Noun

slonica f (genitive singular slonice, nominative plural slonice, genitive plural sloníc, declension pattern of ulica)

1. female elephant

Declension

Declension of slonica

	singular	plural
nominative	slonica	slonice
genitive	slonice	sloníc
dative	slonici	sloniciam
accusative	slonicu	slonice
locative	slonici	sloniciach
instrumental	slonicou	slonicami

References

• slonica in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

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Slovene

Etymology

From slon +‎ -ica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slɔnìːt͡sa/, /slɔ̀ːnit͡sa/

Noun

sloníca or slónica f (male equivalent slȍn)

1. female elephant

Inflection

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	sloníca
gen. sing.	sloníce
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	sloníca	sloníci	sloníce
accusative	sloníco	sloníci	sloníce
genitive	sloníce	sloníc	sloníc
dative	sloníci	slonícama	slonícam
locative	sloníci	slonícah	slonícah
instrumental	sloníco	slonícama	slonícami

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	slônica
gen. sing.	slônice
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	slônica	slônici	slônice
accusative	slônico	slônici	slônice
genitive	slônice	slônic	slônic
dative	slônici	slônicama	slônicam
locative	slônici	slônicah	slônicah
instrumental	slônico	slônicama	slônicami

Further reading

• “slonica”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran