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Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
From хорота (xorota) + -нїца (-njica). Perhaps a calque of Serbo-Croatian болесница / bolesnica.
Pronunciation
Noun
хоротнїца (xorotnjica) f (masculine equivalent хоротнїк)
- female equivalent of хоротнїк (xorotnjik): sick female person, female patient
- Synonym: хора (xora)
- Near-synonym: пациєнтка (pacijentka)
Declension
References
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “хоротнїца”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy