началнїца

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Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Old Church Slavonic начѧльница (načęlĭnica), possibly via Carpathian Rusyn началниця (načalnycja). By surface analysis, начало (načalo) +‎ -нїца (-njica).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Rhymes: -it͡sa
  • Hyphenation: на‧чал‧нї‧ца

Noun

началнїца (načalnjica) f (masculine equivalent началнїк)

  1. female equivalent of началнїк (načalnjik): female chief
  2. (Christianity) hegumene
  3. (religion) a woman leading a prayer group

Declension

Declension of началнїца
singular plural
nominative началнїца (načalnjica) началнїци (načalnjici)
genitive началнїци (načalnjici) началнїцох (načalnjicox)
dative началнїци (načalnjici) началнїцом (načalnjicom)
accusative началнїцу (načalnjicu) началнїци (načalnjici)
instrumental началнїцу (načalnjicu) началнїцами (načalnjicami)
locative началнїци (načalnjici) началнїцох (načalnjicox)
vocative началнїцо (načalnjico) началнїци (načalnjici)
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References

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