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Macedonian
Pronunciation
Noun
житница • (žitnica) f (plural житници)
- granary, grainfield (fertile, grain-growing region)
- breadbasket
Synonyms
- (storage facility for grain): амбар m (ambar)
References
- “житница” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu
Russian
Etymology
жи́то (žíto, “grain”) + -ница (-nica)
Compare typologically Latin grānārium (whence English garner, granary) (< Latin grānum (whence English grain, Russian гра́нула (gránula))).
Pronunciation
Noun
жи́тница • (žítnica) f inan (genitive жи́тницы, nominative plural жи́тницы, genitive plural жи́тниц)
- granary
- Synonym: амба́р m (ambár)
- breadbasket, food bowl
Declension
Synonyms
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒîtnit͡sa/
- Hyphenation: жит‧ни‧ца
Noun
жи̏тница f (Latin spelling žȉtnica)
- granary (storage facility)
- breadbasket
Declension