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Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
Suffix
-nica f
- 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
- forms feminine nouns
- pokładać + -nica → pokładnica
Derived terms
Descendants
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish -nica.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-nica f
- female equivalent of -nik
- Synonym: -iczka
- pracownik + -nica → pracownica
- female equivalent of -eń
- uczeń + -nica → uczennica
- forms feminine nouns
- mydło + -nica → mydlnica
Declension
Derived terms
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From -nik + -a.
Suffix
-nica (Cyrillic spelling -ница)
- female equivalent of -nik