chobotnica

Slovak

Etymology

From chobot + -nica. Compare Czech chobotnice, Serbo-Croatian hobotnica, and Slovene hobotnica.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈxɔbɔtɲit͡sa]
  • Hyphenation: cho‧bot‧ni‧ca

Noun

chobotnica f (genitive singular chobotnice, nominative plural chobotnice, genitive plural chobotníc, declension pattern of ulica, diminutive chobotnička)

  1. octopus (mollusc)
    Synonym: osmonoh

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • chobotničí

Further reading

  • chobotnica”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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