zausznica

See also: zauszńica and zausznicą

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish zausznica. By surface analysis, za- +‎ ucho +‎ -nica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zaˈuʂ.ɲi.t͡sa/

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• Rhymes: -it͡sa
• Syllabification: za‧usz‧ni‧ca

Noun

zausznica f (male equivalent zausznik)

1. (archaic) female equivalent of zausznik (“confidant”)

   Synonym: powierniczka

Noun

zausznica f

1. (archaic) earring

   Synonym: kolczyk

Declension

Declension of zausznica

	singular	plural
nominative	zausznica	zausznice
genitive	zausznicy	zausznic
dative	zausznicy	zausznicom
accusative	zausznicę	zausznice
instrumental	zausznicą	zausznicami
locative	zausznicy	zausznicach
vocative	zausznico	zausznice

Related terms

adjective

• uszny

 

noun

• uszanka

 

Descendants

• → Belarusian: заву́шніца (zavúšnica)

Further reading

• zausznica in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Silesian

Alternative forms

• zauszńica (Steuers Silesian alphabet)

Etymology

From za- +‎ ucho +‎ -nica. Compare Belarusian заву́шніца (zavúšnica).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zauʂˈɲit͡sa/
• Rhymes: -it͡sa
• Syllabification: za‧usz‧ni‧ca

Noun

zausznica f

1. earring

   Synonym: uryngel

Further reading

• Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “zausznica”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian lects], Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 329