zenica
See also: źenica
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zěnica.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zěnit͡sa/
- Hyphenation: ze‧ni‧ca
Noun
zènica f (Cyrillic spelling зѐница)
- pupil (of the eye)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | zenica | zenice |
| genitive | zenice | zenica |
| dative | zenici | zenicama |
| accusative | zenicu | zenice |
| vocative | zenice / zenico | zenice |
| locative | zenici | zenicama |
| instrumental | zenicom | zenicama |
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *zěnica.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zɛnìːt͡sa/
Noun
zeníca f
- pupil (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
Declension
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | zeníca | ||
| gen. sing. | zeníce | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
zeníca | zeníci | zeníce |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
zeníce | zeníc | zeníc |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
zeníci | zenícama | zenícam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
zeníco | zeníci | zeníce |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
zeníci | zenícah | zenícah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
zeníco | zenícama | zenícami |
Further reading
- “zenica”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025