topielica

See also: topielicą

Polish

Etymology

From topiel +‎ -ica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔ.pjɛˈli.t͡sa/

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• Rhymes: -it͡sa
• Syllabification: to‧pie‧li‧ca

Noun

topielica f (male equivalent topielec)

1. female equivalent of topielec (“corpse of a drowning victim”)
2. female equivalent of topielec (“person saved from drowning”)
3. water stick insect (Ranatra linearis)

   Synonyms: łaziga, pluskwogon igielnik, topielnica

4. (Slavic mythology) malevolent demon inhabiting bodies of water, believed to be the partner of topielec and the soul of a young girl who drowned out of despair or bitterness, or who was deliberately drowned by someone else

   Synonym: wodnica

Declension

Declension of topielica

	singular	plural
nominative	topielica	topielice
genitive	topielicy	topielic
dative	topielicy	topielicom
accusative	topielicę	topielice
instrumental	topielicą	topielicami
locative	topielicy	topielicach
vocative	topielico	topielice

Related terms

adjectives

• topielisty
• topielny
• topliwy

 

nouns

• topiel
• topielisko
• topielnica
• topliwość

 

verb

• topić impf

 

Further reading

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