tanečnica
Slovak
Etymology
From tanec (“dance”) + -nica (“suffix forming female occupational names”); the taxonomic name is metonymical expressing the similarity of the mushroom with a fairy female dancer with an umbrella.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtaɲet͡sɲit͡sa]
- Rhymes: -t͡sa, -ɲit͡sa
- Hyphenation: ta‧nec‧ni‧ca
Noun
tanečnica f (nominative plural tanecnice, genitive plural tanecníc, declension pattern of ulica)
- female dancer
- (taxonomy) fungus belonging to the genus Marasmius or to the species of the genera Gloiocephala, Gymnopus, Mycetinis etc. that were previously classified under the generic name Marasmius, fairy ring mushroom, parachute mushroom
Declension
Declension of tanečnica
Related terms
Further reading
- “tanečnica”, 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
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