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-nica

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See also: nica, Nica, Nicà, Nică, Niça, and -nīca

Lower Sorbian

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-nica f

  1. female equivalent of -nik
    wuknik + ‎-nica → ‎wuknica

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Old Polish

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьnica.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /ɲit͡sa/
    • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ɲit͡sa/

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    -nica f

    1. forms feminine nouns
      pokładać + ‎-nica → ‎pokładnica

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    • Polish: -nica

    Polish

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    Etymology

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      Inherited from Old Polish -nica.

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /ˈɲi.t͡sa/
      • Audio:(file)
      • Rhymes: -it͡sa
      • Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

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      -nica f

      1. female equivalent of -nik
        Synonym: -iczka
        pracownik + ‎-nica → ‎pracownica
      2. female equivalent of -eń
        uczeń + ‎-nica → ‎uczennica
      3. forms feminine nouns
        mydło + ‎-nica → ‎mydlnica

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      Serbo-Croatian

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      Etymology

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      From -nik +‎ -a.

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      -nica (Cyrillic spelling -ница)

      1. female equivalent of -nik