-niczka

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *-ьnica

Old Polish -nica

Polish -nica

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀ

Proto-Slavic *-ъka

Old Polish -ka

Polish -ka

Polish -niczka

From -nica +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲit͡ʂ.ka/
• Rhymes: -it͡ʂka
• Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Suffix

-niczka f

1. forms feminine nouns usually associated with a small device associated with a substance; may cause sound shifts

   ‎sól + ‎-niczka → ‎solniczka

Declension

Declension of -niczka

	singular	plural
nominative	-niczka	-niczki
genitive	-niczki	-niczek
dative	-niczce	-niczkom
accusative	-niczkę	-niczki
instrumental	-niczką	-niczkami
locative	-niczce	-niczkach
vocative	-niczko	-niczki

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -niczka

okładniczka

pieprzniczka

solniczka

włośniczka

Further reading

• -niczka in Polish dictionaries at PWN