-elnia

See also: -elnią

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Slavic *-ělъ

Polish -el

Proto-Slavic *-ьňà

Old Polish -nia

Polish -nia

Polish -elnia

From -el +‎ -nia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛl.ɲa/
• Rhymes: -ɛlɲa
• Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Suffix

-elnia f

1. forms names of designated rooms, shops or factories

   Synonyms: -arnia, -alnia

   ‎czytać + ‎-elnia → ‎czytelnia

Declension

Declension of -elnia

	singular	plural
nominative	-elnia	-elnie
genitive	-elni	-elni
dative	-elni	-elniom
accusative	-elnię	-elnie
instrumental	-elnią	-elniami
locative	-elni	-elniach
vocative	-elnio	-elnie

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -elnia

czytelnia

gorzelnia

pustelnia

uczelnia

warzelnia

Further reading

• -elnia in Polish dictionaries at PWN