housenka

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ǫsěnica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦou̯sɛŋka]

Noun

housenka f (relational adjective housenčí)

1. caterpillar

   Synonym: (dialectal) housenice

Declension

Declension of housenka (hard feminine reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	housenka	housenky
genitive	housenky	housenek
dative	housence	housenkám
accusative	housenku	housenky
vocative	housenko	housenky
locative	housence	housenkách
instrumental	housenkou	housenkami

Derived terms

(adjective):

• housenčí

(nouns):

• housenečka
• housenička
• pahousenka

Further reading

• “housenka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “housenka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “housenka”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025