zausznica

See also: zauszńica and zausznicą

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish zausznica. By surface analysis, za- +‎ ucho +‎ -nica.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /za.uʂˈɲi.t͡sa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -it͡sa
  • Syllabification: za‧usz‧ni‧ca

Noun

zausznica f (male equivalent zausznik)

  1. (archaic) female equivalent of zausznik (confidant)
    Synonym: powierniczka

Noun

zausznica f

  1. (archaic) earring
    Synonym: kolczyk

Declension

adjective

Descendants

  • Belarusian: заву́шніца (zavúšnica)

Further reading

Silesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From za- +‎ ucho +‎ -nica. Compare Belarusian заву́шніца (zavúšnica).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /za.uʂˈɲi.t͡sa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -it͡sa
  • Syllabification: za‧usz‧ni‧ca

Noun

zausznica f

  1. earring
    Synonym: uryngel

Further reading

  • Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “zausznica”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian dialects] (in Polish), Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 329