burtnīca

See also: burtnīcā

Latvian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From burts (“letter”) +‎ -nīca. A neologism by by Atis Kronvalds, proposed in 1869 in the form burtnīce, but since 1870, by K. Valdemārs' influence, as burtnīca.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [būrtnìtsa]
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Noun

burtnīca f (4th declension)

  1. notebook (a book with blank pages for writing, drawing, etc.)
    līniju burtnīca, burtnīca ar līnijām ― ruled notebook
    rūtiņu burtnīca, burtnīca ar rūtiņām ― notebook with square grid lines
    nošu burtnīca ― sheet music book
    zīmēšanas burtnīca ― drawing book
    sacerējumu burtnīca ― essay book
    piezīmju burtnīca ― notes book
  2. fascicule, fascicle (discrete portion of a book, published separately)
    izdot vārdnīcu burtnīcās ― to publish a dictionary in fascicles
    iznākusi romāna pēdējā burtnīca ― the novel's last fascicle has come out
  3. (bookbinding) quire (set of folded sheets of paper stitched together)
    salikt loksnes burtnīcā ― to set up, compose sheets into a quire

Declension

Declension of burtnīca (4th declension)
singular plural
nominative burtnīca burtnīcas
genitive burtnīcas burtnīcu
dative burtnīcai burtnīcām
accusative burtnīcu burtnīcas
instrumental burtnīcu burtnīcām
locative burtnīcā burtnīcās
vocative burtnīca burtnīcas

References

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “burtnīca”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary]‎[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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