burtnīca
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Burtnīca
See also: burtnīcā
Latvian
Alternative forms
- (obsolete form) burtnīce
Etymology
From burts (“letter”) + -nīca. A neologism by Atis Kronvalds, proposed in 1869 in the form burtnīce, but since 1870, by K. Valdemārs' influence, as burtnīca.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
burtnīca f (4th declension)
- notebook (a book with blank pages for writing, drawing, etc.)
- līniju burtnīca, burtnīca ar līnijām ― ruled notebook
- rūtiņu burtnīca, burtnīca ar rūtiņām ― notebook with square grid lines
- nošu burtnīca ― sheet music book
- zīmēšanas burtnīca ― drawing book
- sacerējumu burtnīca ― essay book
- piezīmju burtnīca ― notes book
- fascicule, fascicle (discrete portion of a book, published separately)
- izdot vārdnīcu burtnīcās ― to publish a dictionary in fascicles
- iznākusi romāna pēdējā burtnīca ― the novel's last fascicle has come out
- (bookbinding) quire (set of folded sheets of paper stitched together)
- salikt loksnes burtnīcā ― to set up, compose sheets into a quire
Declension
Declension of burtnīca (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | burtnīca | burtnīcas |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | burtnīcu | burtnīcas |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | burtnīcas | burtnīcu |
| dative (datīvs) | burtnīcai | burtnīcām |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | burtnīcu | burtnīcām |
| locative (lokatīvs) | burtnīcā | burtnīcās |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | burtnīca | burtnīcas |
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “burtnīca”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN