onuca

See also: onucą

Polish

onuca

Alternative forms

• onucza (dated, influenced by Russian)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *onuťa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔˈnu.t͡sa/

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• Rhymes: -ut͡sa
• Syllabification: o‧nu‧ca

Noun

onuca f (diminutive onucka)

1. footwrap (strip of cloth worn around the feet)
2. (derogatory, neologism) pro-Russian propagandist (person spreading propaganda for Russia)

Declension

Declension of onuca

	singular	plural
nominative	onuca	onuce
genitive	onucy	onuc
dative	onucy	onucom
accusative	onucę	onuce
instrumental	onucą	onucami
locative	onucy	onucach
vocative	onuco	onuce

Further reading

• onuca in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• onuca in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

onuca

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *onuťa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔnut͡sa]

Noun

onuca f (diminutive onucka)

1. footwrap (strip of cloth worn around the feet)

   Synonym: ovinovačka

2. (derogatory) doormat (someone who is overly submissive to others' wishes)

Declension

Declension of onuca

	singular	plural
nominative	onuca	onuce
genitive	onuce	onúc
dative	onuci	onucám
accusative	onucu	onuce
locative	onuci	onucách
instrumental	onucou	onucami

Further reading

• “onuca”, 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