-nica

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See also: nica, Nica, Nicà, Nică, Niça, and -nīca

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

Suffix

-nica f

  1. female equivalent of -nik
    wuknik + ‎-nica → ‎wuknica

Declension

Derived terms

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьnica.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /ɲit͡sa/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ɲit͡sa/

Suffix

-nica f

  1. forms feminine nouns
    pokładać + ‎-nica → ‎pokładnica

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Polish: -nica

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish -nica.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɲi.t͡sa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -it͡sa
  • Syllabification:

Suffix

-nica f

  1. female equivalent of -nik
    Synonym: -iczka
    pracownik + ‎-nica → ‎pracownica
  2. female equivalent of -eń
    uczeń + ‎-nica → ‎uczennica
  3. forms feminine nouns
    mydło + ‎-nica → ‎mydlnica

Declension

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From -nik +‎ -a.

Suffix

-nica (Cyrillic spelling -ница)

  1. female equivalent of -nik