lyžica

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak ližica, from Proto-Slavic *lyžica, from *lyga + *-ica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈliʒit͡sa]

Noun

lyžica f (genitive singular lyžice, nominative plural lyžice, genitive plural lyžíc, declension pattern of ulica)

1. spoon
2. spoonful

Declension

Declension of lyžica

	singular	plural
nominative	lyžica	lyžice
genitive	lyžice	lyžíc
dative	lyžici	lyžiciam
accusative	lyžicu	lyžice
locative	lyžici	lyžiciach
instrumental	lyžicou	lyžicami

Derived terms

• lyžicový
• lyžička

Further reading

• “lyžica”, 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