wilczyca

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vьlčica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vilˈt͡ʂɨ.t͡sa/

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• Rhymes: -ɨt͡sa
• Syllabification: wil‧czy‧ca

Noun

wilczyca f (male equivalent wilk)

1. she-wolf

   Synonyms: basiora, wadera, (dialectal) wilczura

2. (colloquial) female equivalent of wilk (“German Shepherd”)

Declension

Declension of wilczyca

	singular	plural
nominative	wilczyca	wilczyce
genitive	wilczycy	wilczyc
dative	wilczycy	wilczycom
accusative	wilczycę	wilczyce
instrumental	wilczycą	wilczycami
locative	wilczycy	wilczycach
vocative	wilczyco	wilczyce

Related terms

• wilczy

 

Further reading

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