zakonnica

See also: zakonnicą

Polish

Etymology

From zakon +‎ -nica.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /za.kɔnˈɲi.t͡sa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -it͡sa
  • Syllabification: za‧kon‧ni‧ca

Noun

zakonnica f (male equivalent zakonnik)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) nun (member of a Christian religious community of women)
    Synonyms: pingwin, siostra, siostrzyczka
    Hypernym: mniszka
  2. (colloquial) prude (sexually reluctant woman)

Declension

Declension of zakonnica
singular plural
nominative zakonnica zakonnice
genitive zakonnicy zakonnic
dative zakonnicy zakonnicom
accusative zakonnicę zakonnice
instrumental zakonnicą zakonnicami
locative zakonnicy zakonnicach
vocative zakonnico zakonnice

Further reading

  • zakonnica in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • zakonnica in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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