kunica

See also: Kunica, kunicą, and Kunicą

Polish

kunica

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈɲi.t͡sa/

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• Rhymes: -it͡sa
• Syllabification: ku‧ni‧ca
• Homophone: Kunica

Etymology 1

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Noun

kunica f

1. (historical) jougs (chained iron collar once used in churches to expose sinners to public scorn)

   Synonym: kuna

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	kunica	kunice
genitive	kunicy	kunic
dative	kunicy	kunicom
accusative	kunicę	kunice
instrumental	kunicą	kunicami
locative	kunicy	kunicach
vocative	kunico	kunice

Declension of kunica

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Ruthenian куни́ца (kuníca).

Noun

kunica f

1. (historical) type of brideprice in Ruthenia

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	kunica	kunice
genitive	kunicy	kunic
dative	kunicy	kunicom
accusative	kunicę	kunice
instrumental	kunicą	kunicami
locative	kunicy	kunicach
vocative	kunico	kunice

Declension of kunica

Further reading

• kunica in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

kùnica f (Cyrillic spelling ку̀ница)

1. yarrow (any plant of the genus Achillea)

   Synonyms: stolisnik, hajdučka trava, sporiš, jezičac

Further reading

• “kunica”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025