Wiktionary

koruza

Slovene edit

Etymology edit

Since 1789 (O. Gutsmann's Deutsch-windisches Wörterbuch, in Bohorič orthographic form korusa), a haplological shortening from Serbo-Croatian kukùruz (cf. kúmara vs. kukùmar), further origin unknown.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

korúza f

  1. maize (corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays)

Inflection edit

 
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Feminine, a-stem
nominative korúza
genitive korúze
singular
nominative
(imenovȃlnik) 		korúza
genitive
(rodȋlnik) 		—
dative
(dajȃlnik) 		—
accusative
(tožȋlnik) 		—
locative
(mẹ̑stnik) 		korúzi
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik) 		korúzo

Synonyms edit

Further reading edit

  • “koruza”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
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