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Russian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic горьнь (gorĭnĭ) + -ица (-ica); cognate with гора́ (gorá, “mountain, heap”).
Pronunciation
Noun
го́рница • (górnica) f inan (genitive го́рницы, nominative plural го́рницы, genitive plural го́рниц)
- (dated) room, chamber; cenacle; ben, ben-room
1905, Фёдор Сологуб [Fyodor Sologub], chapter XXXII, in Мелкий бес; English translation from John Cournos and Richard Aldington, transl., The Little Demon, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1916:Кот вы́шел из сосе́дней го́рницы, ню́хал кровь и зло́бно мяу́кал.- Kot výšel iz sosédnej górnicy, njúxal krovʹ i zlóbno mjaúkal.
- The cat walked out of the next room, smelt the blood, and mewed malignantly.
1938, Иван Бунин [Ivan Bunin], Тёмные аллеи; English translation from Hugh Aplin, transl., Dark Avenues, Oneworld Classics, 2008:Уста́лость и рассе́янность его́ исче́зли, он встал и реши́тельно заходи́л по го́рнице, гля́дя в пол.- Ustálostʹ i rasséjannostʹ jevó isčézli, on vstal i rešítelʹno zaxodíl po górnice, gljádja v pol.
- His weariness and absent-mindedness had vanished; he stood up and began walking decisively around the room, gazing at the floor.
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