karlica

karlica

Polish

Etymology

    From karzeł + -ica.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /karˈli.t͡sa/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -it͡sa
    • Syllabification: kar‧li‧ca

    Noun

    karlica f (male equivalent karzeł, diminutive karliczka)

    1. female equivalent of karzeł (midget, midgetess, runtess)
      Antonyms: gigantka, olbrzymka

    Declension

    adjective
    noun

    Further reading

    • karlica”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • karlica”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[2] (in Polish)

    Serbo-Croatian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Austrian German, from a diminutive of German Kar.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kǎrlit͡sa/
    • Hyphenation: kar‧li‧ca

    Noun

    kàrlica f (Cyrillic spelling ка̀рлица)

    1. (archaic or rustic) wooden trough, vat for mixing
      Synonyms: ко̀пања, здје̏ла, здје̏лица, му̏злица, шо́ља, шо́љица, ди̑жва, кра̏вљача
    2. (Bosnia, Serbia) pelvis
      Synonym: (Croatia) здје̏лица

    Declension

    Declension of karlica
    singular plural
    nominative karlica karlice
    genitive karlice karlica
    dative karlici karlicama
    accusative karlicu karlice
    vocative karlice / karlico karlice
    locative karlici karlicama
    instrumental karlicom karlicama

    Descendants

    • Bulgarian: ка́рлица (kárlica)
    • Macedonian: карлица (karlica)
    • Romanian: carlíță, cấrliță