housenka
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ǫsěnica.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɦou̯sɛŋka]
Noun
housenka f (relational adjective housenčí)
- caterpillar
- Synonym: (dialectal) housenice
Declension
Declension of housenka (hard feminine reducible)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | housenka | housenky |
| genitive | housenky | housenek |
| dative | housence | housenkám |
| accusative | housenku | housenky |
| vocative | housenko | housenky |
| locative | housence | housenkách |
| instrumental | housenkou | housenkami |
Derived terms
adjective
nouns
- housenečka
- housenička
- pahousenka
Further reading
- “housenka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “housenka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “housenka”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025