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Ukrainian
Etymology
Cognate with Russian -ница (-nica), Polish -nica. From -ник (-nyk) + -я (-ja)
Suffix
-ниця • (-nycja) f pers or f inan
- female equivalent of -ник (-nyk)
- (forms nouns denoting the place)
- крам (kram, “goods”) + -ниця (-nycja) → крамниця (kramnycja, “shop, store”)
- гроб (hrob, “coffin, grave”) + -ниця (-nycja) → гробниця (hrobnycja, “tomb”)
- бог (boh, “god”) + -ниця (-nycja) → божниця (božnycja, “temple, church, chapel”)
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