meduza
See also: Meduza, medúza, Medúza, medūza, Medūza, medūzā, Medūzā, medůza, Medůza, meduzą, Meduzą, medūzą, Medūzą, and meduză
Ingrian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian медуза (meduza).
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmeduzɑ/, [ˈme̞duz̠]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmeduːzɑ/, [ˈme̞tˑuːʒ̥ɑ]
- Rhymes: -eduz, -eduːzɑ
- Hyphenation: me‧du‧za
Noun
meduza
- jellyfish
- 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. J. Molotsova, Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 27:
- Vees meduza ono niku käppiä harotettu zontikka.
- In the water the jellyfish is like a spread out umbrella.
Declension
| Declension of meduza (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | meduza | meduzat |
| genitive | meduzan | meduzoin |
| partitive | meduzaa | meduzoja |
| illative | meduzaa | meduzoihe |
| inessive | meduzaas | meduzois |
| elative | meduzast | meduzoist |
| allative | meduzalle | meduzoille |
| adessive | meduzaal | meduzoil |
| ablative | meduzalt | meduzoilt |
| translative | meduzaks | meduzoiks |
| essive | meduzanna, meduzaan | meduzoinna, meduzoin |
| exessive1) | meduzant | meduzoint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin medūsa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛˈdu.za/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -uza
- Syllabification: me‧du‧za
- Homophone: Meduza
Noun
meduza f
- jellyfish (aquatic animal)
Declension
Declension of meduza
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | meduza | meduzy |
| genitive | meduzy | meduz |
| dative | meduzie | meduzom |
| accusative | meduzę | meduzy |
| instrumental | meduzą | meduzami |
| locative | meduzie | meduzach |
| vocative | meduzo | meduzy |
Related terms
noun
Descendants
- → Yiddish: מעדוזע (meduze)
Further reading
- meduza in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- meduza in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin medūsa. Reinforced in later natural use by mythological Medusa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /medǔːza/
- Hyphenation: me‧du‧za
Noun
medúza f (Cyrillic spelling меду́за)