koruza

Slovene

Etymology

Since 1789 (O. Gutsmann's Deutsch-windisches Wörterbuch, in Bohorič orthographic form korusa), a haplological shortening from Serbo-Croatian kukùruz (cf. kúmara vs. kukùmar), further origin unknown.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔrùːza/

Noun

korúza f

  1. maize (corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays)

Declension

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Feminine, a-stem
nominative korúza
genitive korúze
singular
nominative
(imenovȃlnik) 		korúza
genitive
(rodȋlnik) 		korúze
dative
(dajȃlnik) 		korúzi
accusative
(tožȋlnik) 		korúzo
locative
(mẹ̑stnik) 		korúzi
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik) 		korúzo

Synonyms

  • kúkarica, túrščica (dialectal)

Further reading

  • “koruza”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025
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