haubica

See also: haubicą

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Haubitze. Doublet of hufnica.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xawˈbi.t͡sa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -it͡sa
  • Syllabification: hau‧bi‧ca

Noun

haubica f (related adjective haubiczny)

  1. howitzer (cannon that combines certain characteristics of field guns and mortars, delivering projectiles with medium velocities, usually with relatively high trajectories; normally, a cannon with a tube length of 20 to 30 calibers)
    Hypernym: działo

Declension

Descendants

  • Belarusian: га́убица (háubica)
  • Russian: га́убица (gáubica)
  • Ukrainian: га́убиця (háubycja)

Further reading

  • haubica in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • haubica in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • haubica in PWN's encyclopedia

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Haubitze.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xǎubit͡sa/
  • Hyphenation: ha‧u‧bi‧ca

Noun

hàubica f (Cyrillic spelling ха̀убица)

  1. howitzer

Declension

Declension of haubica
singular plural
nominative haubica haubice
genitive haubice haubica
dative haubici haubicama
accusative haubicu haubice
vocative haubice / haubico haubice
locative haubici haubicama
instrumental haubicom haubicama

References

  • haubica”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025