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opica

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See also: opíča

Polish

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Czech opice. First attested in the 16th century.[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    opica f

    1. (Middle Polish) synonym of małpa (monkey, ape)

    References

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    1. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa; Stanisław Rospond; Witold Taszycki; Stefan Hrabec; Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023), “opica”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

    Serbo-Croatian

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *opica

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ǒpit͡sa/
    • Hyphenation: opi‧ca

    Noun

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    òpica f (Cyrillic spelling о̀пица)

    1. (zoology) ape
      Synonym: čovjekòlikī màjmun
    2. (regional) monkey
      Synonym: màjmun

    Declension

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    Declension of opica
    singular plural
    nominative opica opice
    genitive opice opica
    dative opici opicama
    accusative opicu opice
    vocative opice / opico opice
    locative opici opicama
    instrumental opicom opicama

    Further reading

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    • opica”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

    Slovak

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    Etymology

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      Inherited from Proto-Slavic *opica.

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /ɔpit͡sa/, [ˈɔpit͡sa]
      • Rhymes: -it͡sa
      • Hyphenation: o‧pi‧ca
      • Audio (Bratislava):(file)

      Noun

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      opica f (relational adjective opičí, diminutive opička)

      1. monkey

      Declension

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      Declension of opica
      (pattern ulica)
      singularplural
      nominativeopicaopice
      genitiveopiceopíc
      dativeopiciopiciam
      accusativeopicuopice
      locativeopiciopiciach
      instrumentalopicouopicami

      Derived terms

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      Slovene

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      Etymology

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      Inherited from Proto-Slavic *opica

      Pronunciation

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      Noun

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      ọ̑pica f

      1. monkey (primate)

      Declension

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      Unknown tone or non-tonal
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      Feminine, a-stem
      nom. sing. ópica
      gen. sing. ópice
      singular dual plural
      nominative
      (imenovȃlnik)
      ópica ópici ópice
      genitive
      (rodȋlnik)
      ópice ópic ópic
      dative
      (dajȃlnik)
      ópici ópicama ópicam
      accusative
      (tožȋlnik)
      ópico ópici ópice
      locative
      (mẹ̑stnik)
      ópici ópicah ópicah
      instrumental
      (orọ̑dnik)
      ópico ópicama ópicami

      Further reading

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      • opica”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026