levica

See also: levíča

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• ljèvica (Ijekavian)

Etymology

From levi +‎ -ica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lěʋit͡sa/
• Hyphenation: le‧vi‧ca
• Rhymes: -it͡sa

Noun

lèvica f (Cyrillic spelling лѐвица) (Ekavian)

1. left hand

   Antonym: desnica

2. (politics) left

   Antonym: desnica

Declension

Declension of levica

	singular	plural
nominative	lèvica	levice
genitive	levice	lȅvīcā
dative	levici	levicama
accusative	levicu	levice
vocative	levice / levico	levice
locative	levici	levicama
instrumental	levicom	levicama

Slovak

Etymology

From lev + -ica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʎevit͡sa/, (high register) [ˈʎeʋit͡sa], (common) [ˈleʋit͡sa]
• Rhymes: -it͡sa
• Hyphenation: le‧vi‧ca

Noun

levica f (male equivalent lev)

1. lioness (female lion)

Declension

Declension of levica
(pattern ulica)

	singular	plural
nominative	levica	levice
genitive	levice	levíc
dative	levici	leviciam
accusative	levicu	levice
locative	levici	leviciach
instrumental	levicou	levicami

Further reading

• “levica”, 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, 2003–2026