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burtnīca

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See also: burtnīcā

Latvian

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Burtnīca

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [būrtnìtsa]
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Noun

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burtnīca f (4th declension)

  1. notebook (a book with blank pages for writing, drawing, etc.)
    līniju burtnīca, burtnīca ar līnijāmruled notebook
    rūtiņu burtnīca, burtnīca ar rūtiņāmnotebook with square grid lines
    nošu burtnīcasheet music book
    zīmēšanas burtnīcadrawing book
    sacerējumu burtnīcaessay book
    piezīmju burtnīcanotes book
  2. fascicule, fascicle (discrete portion of a book, published separately)
    izdot vārdnīcu burtnīcāsto publish a dictionary in fascicles
    iznākusi romāna pēdējā burtnīcathe novel's last fascicle has come out
  3. (bookbinding) quire (set of folded sheets of paper stitched together)
    salikt loksnes burtnīcāto set up, compose sheets into a quire

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “burtnīca”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN