karlica

Polish

Etymology

From karzeł + -ica.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /karˈli.t͡sa/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -it͡sa
  • Syllabification: kar‧li‧ca

Noun

karlica f (male equivalent karzeł, diminutive karliczka)

  1. female equivalent of karzeł (midget, midgetess, runtess)
    Antonyms: gigantka, olbrzymka

Declension

adjective
noun
verb

Further reading

  • karlica in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • karlica in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Austrian German, from a diminutive of German Kar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kǎrlit͡sa/
  • Hyphenation: kar‧li‧ca

Noun

kàrlica f (Cyrillic spelling ка̀рлица)

  1. (archaic or rustic) wooden trough, vat for mixing
    Synonyms: ко̀пања, здје̏ла, здје̏лица, му̏злица, шо́ља, шо́љица, ди̑жва, кра̏вљача
  2. (Bosnia, Serbia) pelvis
    Synonym: (Croatia) здје̏лица

Declension

Descendants

  • Bulgarian: ка́рлица (kárlica)
  • Macedonian: карлица (karlica)
  • Romanian: carlíță, cấrliță
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