-nica

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

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nʲit͡sa/

Suffix

-nica f

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

Declension

Derived terms

Lower Sorbian terms suffixed with -nica

Old Polish

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьnica.

    Pronunciation

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

    Suffix

    -nica f

    1. forms feminine nouns
      pokładać + ‎-nica → ‎pokładnica

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Polish: -nica

    Polish

    Etymology

      Inherited from Old Polish -nica.

      Pronunciation

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

      Suffix

      -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

      Declension

      Derived terms

      Polish terms suffixed with -nica

      Serbo-Croatian

      Etymology

      From -nik +‎ -a.

      Suffix

      -nica (Cyrillic spelling -ница)

      1. female equivalent of -nik