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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish bóżnica, from Proto-Slavic *božьnica. By surface analysis, bóg + -nica.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔʐˈɲi.t͡sa/
- Rhymes: -it͡sa
- Syllabification: boż‧ni‧ca
Noun
bożnica f
- (paganism) temple (non-Christian house of prayer)
- (Judaism, archaic) synagogue (Jewish house of prayer)
- Synonym: synagoga
Declension
Further reading
- bożnica in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- bożnica in Polish dictionaries at PWN