housenice

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech húsěnicě, from Proto-Slavic *ǫsěnica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦou̯sɛɲɪt͡sɛ]

Noun

housenice f

1. (archaic or dialectal) caterpillar

   Synonym: housenka

2. one of several hypocrealean fungi species

   housenice červená ― Cordyceps militaris

   housenice čínská ― caterpillar fungus, Ophiocordyceps sinensis

   housenice hlavatá ― Tolypocladium capitatum

   housenice vosová ― Ophiocordyceps sphecocephala

3. tenthredinid larva

   Synonym: pahousenka

Declension

Declension of housenice (soft feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	housenice	housenice
genitive	housenice	housenic
dative	housenici	housenicím
accusative	housenici	housenice
vocative	housenice	housenice
locative	housenici	housenicích
instrumental	housenicí	housenicemi

Further reading

• “housenice”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
• “housenice”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989