Danica

See also: dánica

Latin

Pronunciation

• Dānica: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈdaː.ni.ka/, [ˈd̪äːnɪkä]
• Dānica: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈda.ni.ka/, [ˈd̪äːnikä]
• Dānicā: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈdaː.ni.kaː/, [ˈd̪äːnɪkäː]
• Dānicā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈda.ni.ka/, [ˈd̪äːnikä]

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) Dānica

1. nominative feminine singular of Dānicus
2. nominative neuter plural of Dānicus
3. accusative neuter plural of Dānicus
4. vocative feminine singular of Dānicus
5. vocative neuter plural of Dānicus

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) Dānicā

1. ablative feminine singular of Dānicus

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dьnьnica (“morning star”), from *dьnь (“day”) + *-ьnъ (“-ish”) + *-ica (feminine noun-forming suffix). Synchronically as if dȃn +‎ -ica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dǎnitsa/
• Hyphenation: Da‧ni‧ca

Proper noun

Dànica f (Cyrillic spelling Да̀ница)

1. (uncountable) morning star
2. a female given name.

Declension

Declension of Danica

	singular
nominative	Danica
genitive	Danice
dative	Danici
accusative	Danicu
vocative	Danice
locative	Danici
instrumental	Danicom

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Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Danica or Slovene Danica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaɲit͡sa/

Proper noun

Danica f (genitive singular Danice, nominative plural Danice, declension pattern of ulica)

1. a female given name.

Declension

Declension of Danica

	singular	plural
nominative	Danica	Danice
genitive	Danice	Daníc
dative	Danici	Daniciam
accusative	Danicu	Danice
locative	Danici	Daniciach
instrumental	Danicou	Danicami

Derived terms

• Dana, Danka
• Danuľa, Danuľka
• Danuša, Danuška

Further reading

• “Danica”, 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