kukurica

Slovak

Kukurica

Etymology

Derived from Ottoman Turkish قوقوروز (kokoroz); ultimately from Albanian kokërr (“pellet, grain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkukurit͡sa/

Noun

kukurica f (genitive singular kukurice, nominative plural kukurice, genitive plural kukuríc, declension pattern of ulica)

1. maize, corn

Declension

Declension of kukurica

	singular	plural
nominative	kukurica	kukurice
genitive	kukurice	kukuríc
dative	kukurici	kukuriciam
accusative	kukuricu	kukurice
locative	kukurici	kukuriciach
instrumental	kukuricou	kukuricami

Derived terms

• kukuričie
• kukurička
• kukuričnisko
• kukuričný

Further reading

• “kukurica”, 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