-nica

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

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nʲit͡sa/

Suffix

-nica f

female equivalent of -nik
‎wuknik + ‎-nica → ‎wuknica

Declension

Declension of -nica

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-nica	-nicy	-nice
Genitive	-nice	-nicowu	-nicow
Dative	-nicy	-nicoma	-nicam
Accusative	-nicu	-nicy	-nice
Instrumental	-nicu	-nicoma	-nicami
Locative	-nicy	-nicoma	-nicach

Derived terms

Lower Sorbian terms suffixed with -nica

Old Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *-ьnica

Old Polish -nica

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьnica.

Pronunciation

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

Suffix

-nica f

forms feminine nouns
‎pokładać + ‎-nica → ‎pokładnica

Derived terms

Old Polish terms suffixed with -nica

Descendants

Polish: -nica

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *-ьnica

Old Polish -nica

Polish -nica

Inherited from Old Polish -nica.

Pronunciation

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

Suffix

-nica f

female equivalent of -nik
Synonym: -iczka

‎pracownik + ‎-nica → ‎pracownica
female equivalent of -eń
‎uczeń + ‎-nica → ‎uczennica
forms feminine nouns
‎mydło + ‎-nica → ‎mydlnica