jelenica

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *elenica. By surface analysis, jeleń +‎ -ica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɛlɛnʲit͡sa/, [ˈjelenʲit͡sa], [ˈjɛlenʲit͡sa]

Noun

jelenica f

1. doe (a female deer)

Declension

Declension of jelenica

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	jelenica	jelenicy	jelenice
Genitive	jelenice	jelenicowu	jelenicow
Dative	jelenicy	jelenicoma	jelenicam
Accusative	jelenicu	jelenicy	jelenice
Instrumental	jelenicu	jelenicoma	jelenicami
Locative	jelenicy	jelenicoma	jelenicach

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “jelenica”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999), “jelenica”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *elenica. By surface analysis, jeleň +‎ -ica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeʎeɲit͡sa/, (high register) [ˈjeʎeɲit͡sa], (common) [ˈjeleɲit͡sa]
• Rhymes: -it͡sa

Noun

jelenica f (relational adjective jelenicový, diminutive jelenička)

1. doe (a female deer)

   Synonym: laň

Declension

Declension of jelenica
(pattern ulica)

	singular	plural
nominative	jelenica	jelenice
genitive	jelenice	jeleníc
dative	jelenici	jeleniciam
accusative	jelenicu	jelenice
locative	jelenici	jeleniciach
instrumental	jelenicou	jelenicami

Further reading

• “jelenica”, 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, 2003–2026