болница
Bulgarian
Etymology 1
Denominal from dialectal бо́ля (bólja, “pain, disease”) + -ница (-nica).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɔɫnit͡sɐ]
Audio: (file)
Noun
бо́лница • (bólnica) f (relational adjective бо́лничен)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | бо́лница bólnica |
бо́лници bólnici |
| definite | бо́лницата bólnicata |
бо́лниците bólnicite |
Etymology 2
Deverbal from боля́ (boljá, “to hurt, to cause pain”) + -ница (-nica)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [boɫˈnit͡sɐ]
Noun
болни́ца • (bolníca) f (masculine болни́к)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | болни́ца bolníca |
болни́ци bolníci |
| definite | болни́цата bolnícata |
болни́ците bolnícite |
| vocative form | болни́це bolníce |
болни́ци bolníci |
References
- “болница”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “болница”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɔɫnit͡sa]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -it͡sa
Noun
болница • (bolnica) f (plural болници, relational adjective болнички)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | болница (bolnica) | болници (bolnici) |
| definite unspecified | болницата (bolnicata) | болниците (bolnicite) |
| definite proximal | болницава (bolnicava) | болнициве (bolnicive) |
| definite distal | болницана (bolnicana) | болницине (bolnicine) |
| vocative | болнице (bolnice) | болници (bolnici) |
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
бол (“pain”) + -ница (“place”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bǒːlnit͡sa/
- Hyphenation: бол‧ни‧ца
- Rhymes: -it͡sa
Noun
бо́лница f (Latin spelling bólnica)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | болница | болнице |
| genitive | болнице | болница |
| dative | болници | болницама |
| accusative | болницу | болнице |
| vocative | болницо | болнице |
| locative | болници | болницама |
| instrumental | болницом | болницама |
Further reading
- “болница”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025