stonka
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See also: stonką
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Apparently coined by Polish naturalist agronomist and entomologist Jan Krzysztof Kluk in the 18th century, perhaps modelled on stać, originally meaning ladybird.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
stonka f
- Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata)
- Synonym: stonka ziemniaczana
- Western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera ssp. virgifera)
- Synonym: stonka kukurydziana
- (colloquial, derogatory) a group of holidaymakers behaving noisily and destroying everything around them
- Synonym: szarańcza
Declension[edit]
Declension of stonka
Derived terms[edit]
noun
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- stonka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- stonka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Slovak[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
stonka f
Further reading[edit]
- “stonka”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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