sliziak

Slovak

sliziak mazľavý
(young specimen of Gomphidius glutinosus)

Etymology

From sliz (“mucilage, mucus, slime”) +‎ -iak, because some specimens are often covered with slimy veil when young.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsliz.i̯ak]
• Rhymes: -i̯ak, -zi̯ak
• Hyphenation (morphematic): sliz‧iak, (syllabic): sli‧ziak

Noun

sliziak m inan (genitive singular sliziaka, nominative plural sliziaky, declension pattern of dub)

1. fungus belonging to the genera Chroogomphus, Gomphidius; spike-cap

Declension

Declension of sliziak

	singular	plural
nominative	sliziak	sliziaky
genitive	sliziaka	sliziakov
dative	sliziaku	sliziakom
accusative	sliziak	sliziaky
locative	sliziaku	sliziakoch
instrumental	sliziakom	sliziakmi

Related terms

• sliz
• slizák

Further reading

• “sliziak”, 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