brusnica
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brusьnica, from *brusьnъ + *-ica.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brǔsnit͡sa/
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Noun
brùsnica f (Cyrillic spelling бру̀сница)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | brusnica | brusnice |
| genitive | brusnice | brusnica |
| dative | brusnici | brusnicama |
| accusative | brusnicu | brusnice |
| vocative | brusnice / brusnico | brusnice |
| locative | brusnici | brusnicama |
| instrumental | brusnicom | brusnicama |
Further reading
- “brusnica”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *brusьnica, from *brusьnъ + *-ica.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brúːsnit͡sa/
Noun
brȗsnica f
- lingonberry (plant)
Declension
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | brúsnica | ||
| gen. sing. | brúsnice | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
brúsnica | brúsnici | brúsnice |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
brúsnice | brúsnic | brúsnic |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
brúsnici | brúsnicama | brúsnicam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
brúsnico | brúsnici | brúsnice |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
brúsnici | brúsnicah | brúsnicah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
brúsnico | brúsnicama | brúsnicami |
Further reading
- “brusnica”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “brusnica”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references
Upper Sorbian
Alternative forms
- bruslica, prusnica, pruslica (obsolete)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brusьnica.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbʀusnit͡sa/
- Rhymes: -usnit͡sa
- Hyphenation: bru‧s‧ni‧ca
- Syllabification: brus‧ni‧ca
Noun
brusnica f
Declension
Declension of brusnica (feminine hard hissing stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | brusnica | brusnicy | brusnicy |
| genitive | brusnicy | brusnicow | brusnicow |
| dative | brusnicy | brusnicomaj | brusnicam |
| accusative | brusnicu | brusnicy | brusnicy |
| instrumental | brusnicu | brusnicomaj | brusnicami |
| locative | brusnicy | brusnicomaj | brusnicach |
| vocative | brusnica | brusnicy | brusnicy |
Descendants
- → German: Preiselbeere, Preißelbeere (unofficial, but not rare in edited texts)
References
- “brusnica” in Soblex