prostnica

See also: prostnicą

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *pér

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *próder.

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-der.

Proto-Slavic *prȍstъ

Old Polish prosty

Polish prosty

Proto-Slavic *-ьnica

Old Polish -nica

Polish -nica

Polish prostnica

From prosty + -nica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prɔstˈɲi.t͡sa/
• Rhymes: -it͡sa
• Syllabification: prost‧ni‧ca

Noun

prostnica f

1. (anatomy) rectum (terminal part of the large intestine)

   Synonyms: odbytnica, kiszka stolcowa

2. (dentistry) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
3. (botany) orthostichy

   Synonym: ortostycha

Declension

Declension of prostnica

	singular	plural
nominative	prostnica	prostnice
genitive	prostnicy	prostnic
dative	prostnicy	prostnicom
accusative	prostnicę	prostnice
instrumental	prostnicą	prostnicami
locative	prostnicy	prostnicach
vocative	prostnico	prostnice

Further reading

• “prostnica”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)