tanečnica
Slovak edit
Etymology edit
From tanec (“dance”) + -nica (“suffix forming female occupational names”); the taxonomic name is metonymical expressing the similarity of the mushroom with a fairy female dancer with an umbrella.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tanečnica f (nominative plural tanecnice, genitive plural tanecníc, declension pattern of ulica)
- female dancer
- (taxonomy) fungus belonging to the genus Marasmius or to the species of the genera Gloiocephala, Gymnopus, Mycetinis etc. that were previously classified under the generic name Marasmius, fairy ring mushroom, parachute mushroom
Declension edit
Declension of tanečnica
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tanečnica | tanečnice |
| genitive | tanečnice | tanečníc |
| dative | tanečnici | tanečniciam |
| accusative | tanečnicu | tanečnice |
| locative | tanečnici | tanečniciach |
| instrumental | tanečnicou | tanečnicami |
Related terms edit
- tancovať
- tanec m
- tanečník m
- tanečný
- barová tanečnica
- cirkusová tanečnica
- dobrá tanečnica
- revuálna tanečnica
- sólová tanečnica
- tanečnica poľná (“Marasmius oreades, fairy ring mushroom”)
- špička
Further reading edit
- “tanečnica”, 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