niewolnica

See also: niewolnicą

Polish

Etymology

From niewola +‎ -nica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲɛ.vɔlˈɲi.t͡sa/

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• Rhymes: -it͡sa
• Syllabification: nie‧wol‧ni‧ca

Noun

niewolnica f (male equivalent niewolnik)

1. female equivalent of niewolnik (“slave”) (person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control)

   Synonyms: niewolniczka, (obsolete) roba

2. (derogatory) female equivalent of niewolnik (“slave”) (person who has no power of resistance to something, one who surrenders to or is under the domination of something)

   Synonyms: niewolniczka, więźniarka

Declension

Declension of niewolnica

	singular	plural
nominative	niewolnica	niewolnice
genitive	niewolnicy	niewolnic
dative	niewolnicy	niewolnicom
accusative	niewolnicę	niewolnice
instrumental	niewolnicą	niewolnicami
locative	niewolnicy	niewolnicach
vocative	niewolnico	niewolnice

Related terms

(adjectives):

• niewolniczy
• niewolny

(adverbs):

• niewolniczo

(nouns):

• niewola
• niewolnictwo
• niewolniczka
• niewolniczość
• niewolstwo

(verbs):

• niewolić impf

Further reading

• niewolnica in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• niewolnica in Polish dictionaries at PWN