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Ukrainian
Etymology
жи́то (žýto) + -ниця (-nycja)
Pronunciation
Noun
жи́тниця • (žýtnycja) f inan (genitive жи́тниці, nominative plural жи́тниці, genitive plural жи́тниць)
- granary
- Synonym: амба́р (ambár)
- (figuratively) breadbasket, food bowl, granary
- (dialectal) rye straw
Declension
Declension of жи́тниця (inan soft fem-form accent-a)
Related terms
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “житниця”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “житниця”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN