stonka

== Polish == === Etymology === Apparently coined by Polish naturalist agronomist and entomologist Jan Krzysztof Kluk in the 18th century, perhaps modelled on stać, originally meaning ladybird. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈstɔn.ka/ Rhymes: -ɔnka Syllabification: ston‧ka === Noun === stonka f Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) Synonym: stonka ziemniaczana Western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera ssp. virgifera) Synonym: stonka kukurydziana (chiefly in the singular, collective, colloquial, derogatory) troublesome and loitering crowd in some place Synonym: szarańcza ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “stonka”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “stonka”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish) == Slovak == === Etymology === Cognate with Czech stonek. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /stɔnka/, [ˈstɔŋka] Rhymes: -ɔnka Hyphenation: ston‧ka === Noun === stonka f (botany) stem, stalk (the main axis of a plant) === Further reading === “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, 2003–2026