šiška

See also: Siska

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *šišьka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪʃka/
• Rhymes: -ɪʃka
• Hyphenation: ši‧š‧ka

Noun

šiška f

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

Synonyms

• (head): hlava

Further reading

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Slovak

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiʃka/

Noun

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

1. cone (fruit of conifer)

Declension

Declension of šiška

	singular	plural
nominative	šiška	šišky
genitive	šišky	šišiek
dative	šiške	šiškám
accusative	šišku	šišky
locative	šiške	šiškách
instrumental	šiškou	šiškami

Synonyms

• šuška

Derived terms

• šiškový

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, 2024