bratanica

See also: bratanicą

Polish

Alternative forms

• bratónica (Zagórze)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr

Proto-Balto-Slavic *brā́ˀtē

Proto-Slavic *bràtrъ

Old Polish brat

Polish brat

Polish -anica

Polish bratanica

From brat + -anica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bra.taˈɲi.t͡sa/

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• Rhymes: -it͡sa
• Syllabification: bra‧ta‧ni‧ca

Noun

bratanica f

1. fraternal niece

Declension

Declension of bratanica

	singular	plural
nominative	bratanica	bratanice
genitive	bratanicy	bratanic
dative	bratanicy	bratanicom
accusative	bratanicę	bratanice
instrumental	bratanicą	bratanicami
locative	bratanicy	bratanicach
vocative	bratanico	bratanice

Coordinate terms

Polish family terms

rodzina (“family”)		Male	Female	Neutral
parent		ojciec (“father”) nursery: tata	matka (“mother”) nursery: mama	rodzic (“parent”)
grandparent		dziadek (“grandfather”)	babcia (“grandmother”)	prarodzic (“grandparent”)
sibling		brat (“brother”)	siostra (“sister”)	rodzeństwo (“siblings”)
cousin		kuzyn (“male cousin”)	kuzynka (“female cousin”)	–
child		syn (“son”)	córka (“daughter”)	dziecko (“child”)
grandchild		wnuk (“grandson”)	wnuczka (“granddaughter”)	wnuczę (“grandchild”)
parent's sibling	paternal	stryj (“paternal uncle”)	ciotka (“aunt”)	–
	maternal	wuj (“maternal uncle”)		–
sibling's child	fraternal	bratanek (“fraternal nephew”)	bratanica (“fraternal niece”)	–
	sororal	siostrzeniec (“sororal nephew”)	siostrzenica (“sororal niece”)	–
spouse		mąż (“husband”)	żona (“wife”)	–
spouse's parent	marital	świekier (“marital father-in-law”)	świekra (“marital mother-in-law”)	–
	uxorial	teść (“uxorial father-in-law”)	teściowa (“uxorial mother-in-law”)	–
child's spouse		zięć (“son-in-law”)	synowa (“daughter-in-law”)	–
sibling's spouse		szwagier (“brother-in-law”)	bratowa (“sibilar ister-in-law”)	–
spouse's sibling			szwagierka (“sister-in-law”)	–
stepparent		ojczym (“stepfather”)	macocha (“stepmother”)	–
stepchild		pasierb (“stepson”)	pasierbica (“stepdaughter”)	–

Related terms

• bratanek
• siostrzenica

Further reading

• “bratanica”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “bratanica”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)