gąsienica
//ɡɔw̃.ɕɛˈɲi.t͡sa/ | /ɡɔɲ.ɕɛˈɲi.t͡sa//
Polishnoun
Definitions
- 1.caterpillar, leafworm (larva of a butterfly or moth)
- 2.caterpillar track (continuous track in the form of a steel or rubber belt fitted instead of wheels to crawlers, bulldozers, excavators, loaders, backhoes, tanks, and similar off-road vehicles)
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish wąsienica. The initial g- is prothetic or by conflation with Proto-Slavic *gušterica (“lizard”). Compare Bulgarian гъсе́ница (gǎsénica), Czech housenka, Lower Sorbian guseńca, Macedonian гасеница (gasenica), Old Church Slavonic юсеница (jusenica), Russian гу́сеница (gúsenica), Serbo-Croatian gȕsenica, Slovak húsenica, Slovene gosẹ̑nica, Ukrainian гу́сениця (húsenycja), and Upper Sorbian husańca.
Forms
- gąsieniczkadiminutive
- gąsienicowyadjective
- gąsieniczyadjective
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gąsienica | gąsienice |
| Genitive | gąsienicy | gąsienic |
| Dative | gąsienicy | gąsienicom |
| Accusative | gąsienicę | gąsienice |
| Instrumental | gąsienicą | gąsienicami |
| Locative | gąsienicy | gąsienicach |
| Vocative | gąsienico | gąsienice |
Nominative
Singular
gąsienica
Plural
gąsienice
Genitive
Singular
gąsienicy
Plural
gąsienic
Dative
Singular
gąsienicy
Plural
gąsienicom
Accusative
Singular
gąsienicę
Plural
gąsienice
Instrumental
Singular
gąsienicą
Plural
gąsienicami
Locative
Singular
gąsienicy
Plural
gąsienicach
Vocative
Singular
gąsienico
Plural
gąsienice