zakonnica

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See also: zakonnicą

Polish

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zakonnice

Etymology

From zakon +‎ -nica.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /za.kɔnˈɲi.t͡sa/
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  • Rhymes: -it͡sa
  • Syllabification: za‧kon‧ni‧ca

Noun

zakonnica f (male equivalent zakonnik)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) nun (member of a Christian religious community of women)
    Synonyms: pingwin, siostra, siostrzyczka
    Hypernym: mniszka
  2. (colloquial) prude (sexually reluctant woman)

Declension

Further reading

  • zakonnica in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • zakonnica in Polish dictionaries at PWN