болница

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Denominal from dialectal бо́ля (bólja, “pain, disease”) +‎ -ница (-nica).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɔɫnit͡sɐ]

• Audio:

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Noun

бо́лница • (bólnica) f (relational adjective бо́лничен)

1. hospital

Declension

Declension of бо́лница

	singular	plural
indefinite	бо́лница bólnica	бо́лници bólnici
definite	бо́лницата bólnicata	бо́лниците bólnicite

Etymology 2

Deverbal from боля́ (boljá, “to hurt, to cause pain”) +‎ -ница (-nica)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [boɫˈnit͡sɐ]

Noun

болни́ца • (bolníca) f (masculine болни́к)

1. (archaic) female equivalent of болни́к (bolník): sick woman

Declension

Declension of болни́ца

	singular	plural
indefinite	болни́ца bolníca	болни́ци bolníci
definite	болни́цата bolnícata	болни́ците bolnícite
vocative form	болни́це bolníce	болни́ци bolníci

References

• “болница”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “болница”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɔɫnit͡sa]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -it͡sa

Noun

болница • (bolnica) f (plural болници, relational adjective болнички)

1. hospital

Declension

Declension of болница

	singular	plural
indefinite	болница (bolnica)	болници (bolnici)
definite unspecified	болницата (bolnicata)	болниците (bolnicite)
definite proximal	болницава (bolnicava)	болнициве (bolnicive)
definite distal	болницана (bolnicana)	болницине (bolnicine)
vocative	болнице (bolnice)	болници (bolnici)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

бол (“pain”) +‎ -ница (“place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bǒːlnit͡sa/
• Hyphenation: бол‧ни‧ца
• Rhymes: -it͡sa

Noun

бо́лница f (Latin spelling bólnica)

1. hospital

Declension

Declension of болница

	singular	plural
nominative	болница	болнице
genitive	болнице	болница
dative	болници	болницама
accusative	болницу	болнице
vocative	болнице / болницо	болнице
locative	болници	болницама
instrumental	болницом	болницама

Further reading

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