kuce

See also: kucē, kuče, kucę, kuće, and куче

Latvian

Etymology

Origin unclear. See kucēns for more.

Noun

kuce f (5th declension)

1. female dog, bitch

   mums ir ļoti gudra kuce ― we have a very smart bitch

   kuce ar kucēniem ― a bitch with her puppies

   grūsna kuce ― a pregnant dog

Declension

Declension of kuce (5th)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative	kuce	kuces
genitive	kuces	kuču
dative	kucei	kucēm
accusative	kuci	kuces
instrumental	kuci	kucēm
locative	kucē	kucēs
vocative	kuce	kuces

Related terms

• kucēns

See also

• suns

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.t͡sɛ/
• Rhymes: -ut͡sɛ
• Syllabification: ku‧ce
• Homophone: kucę

Noun

kuce m animal

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of kuc

Noun

kuce f

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of kuca

Tocharian B

Alternative forms

• ce (colloquial)

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

Pronoun

kuce

1. (interrogative) who, what, which

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013), “kuce”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 192-193