-nica

== Lower Sorbian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nʲit͡sa/ === Suffix === -nica f female equivalent of -nik ‎wuknik + ‎-nica → ‎wuknica ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == Old Polish == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьnica. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /ɲit͡sʲa/ IPA(key): (15th CE) /ɲit͡sʲa/ === Suffix === -nica f forms feminine nouns ‎pokładać + ‎-nica → ‎pokładnica ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Polish: -nica == Polish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Polish -nica. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɲi.t͡sa/ Rhymes: -it͡sa Syllabification: -ni‧ca === Suffix === -nica f female equivalent of -nik Synonym: -iczka ‎pracownik + ‎-nica → ‎pracownica female equivalent of -eń ‎uczeń + ‎-nica → ‎uczennica forms feminine nouns ‎mydło + ‎-nica → ‎mydlnica ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === From -nik +‎ -a. === Suffix === -nica (Cyrillic spelling -ница) female equivalent of -nik