stonka

See also: stonką

Polish

Etymology

Apparently coined by Polish naturalist agronomist and entomologist Jan Krzysztof Kluk in the 18th century, perhaps modelled on stać, originally meaning ladybird.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɔŋ.ka/

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• Rhymes: -ɔŋka
• Syllabification: ston‧ka

Noun

stonka f

1. Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata)

   Synonym: stonka ziemniaczana

2. Western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera ssp. virgifera)

   Synonym: stonka kukurydziana

3. (colloquial, derogatory) a group of holidaymakers behaving noisily and destroying everything around them

   Synonym: szarańcza

Declension

Declension of stonka

	singular	plural
nominative	stonka	stonki
genitive	stonki	stonek
dative	stonce	stonkom
accusative	stonkę	stonki
instrumental	stonką	stonkami
locative	stonce	stonkach
vocative	stonko	stonki

Derived terms

noun

• stonkowate

 

Further reading

• stonka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• stonka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

Etymology

Cognate with Czech stonek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈstɔnka]

Noun

stonka f

1. (botany) stem, stalk (the main axis of a plant)

Further reading

• “stonka”, 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