pernica

See also: Pernica

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From pero +‎ -nica, literally “an item that holds a pen”.

Noun

pérnica f (Cyrillic spelling пе́рница)

  1. pencil box, pencil case

Etymology 2

From perje +‎ -nica, literally “an item stuffed with feathers”.

Alternative forms

Noun

pérnica f (Cyrillic spelling пе́рница)

  1. (regional) pillow
    Synonyms: jàstuk; pòdglāvlje; poduška; ùzglavak, ùzglāvlje, ùzglāvnica
Synonyms

Further reading

  • “pernica”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
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