masliak

Slovak

masliak smrekovcový
(larch bolete, Suillus grevillei)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *masľakъ. By surface analysis, maslo (“butter”) ‎ -iak, because the flesh of the mushroom is butterlike soft and the cap is sometimes slimy as it were greased.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmasʎi̯ak]
• Rhymes: -i̯ak, -ʎi̯ak
• Hyphenation: mas‧liak

Noun

masliak m inan (related adjective masliakový, diminutive masliačik)

1. fungus belonging to the genus Suillus (slippery jack)

Declension

Declension of masliak (pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	masliak	masliaky
genitive	masliaka	masliakov
dative	masliaku	masliakom
accusative	masliak	masliaky
locative	masliaku	masliakoch
instrumental	masliakom	masliakmi

Related terms

• maslo n

Further reading

• “masliak”, 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, 2003–2024