burtnīca

== Latvian == === Alternative forms === (obsolete form) burtnīce === Etymology === From burts (“letter”) +‎ -nīca. A neologism by Atis Kronvalds, proposed in 1869 in the form burtnīce, but since 1870, by K. Valdemārs' influence, as burtnīca. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [būrtnìtsa] === Noun === burtnīca f (4th declension) 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 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 (bookbinding) quire (set of folded sheets of paper stitched together) salikt loksnes burtnīcā ― to set up, compose sheets into a quire ==== Declension ==== === References ===