gromnica

== Polish == === Alternative forms === gromlicka (Near Masovian) === Etymology === From gromny + -ica. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -it͡sa Syllabification: grom‧ni‧ca === Noun === gromnica f (diminutive gromniczka) (Roman Catholicism) thunder candle (consecrated, ceremonial candle believed to offer protection from misfortune) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “gromnica”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “gromnica”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) Aleksander Saloni (1899), “gromnica”, in “Lud wiejski w okolicy Przeworska”, in M. Arct, E. Lubowski, editors, Wisła : miesięcznik gieograficzno-etnograficzny‎[3] (in Polish), volume 13, Warsaw: Artur Gruszecki, page 238