tekvica

Slovak

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *tyky +‎ -ica.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /cekvit͡sa/, [ˈcekʋit͡sa]
  • Rhymes: -it͡sa
  • Hyphenation: tek‧vi‧ca

Noun

tekvica f (relational adjective tekvicový, diminutive tekvička)

  1. pumpkin
  2. (derogatory) head
    Synonym: hlava

Declension

Declension of tekvica
(pattern ulica)
singularplural
nominativetekvicatekvice
genitivetekvicetekvíc
dativetekvicitekviciam
accusativetekvicutekvice
locativetekvicitekviciach
instrumentaltekvicoutekvicami

Further reading

  • tekvica”, 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