pustelnica

See also: pustelnicą

Polish

Etymology

From pustelnik +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pus.tɛlˈɲi.t͡sa/

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• Rhymes: -it͡sa
• Syllabification: pus‧tel‧ni‧ca

Noun

pustelnica f (male equivalent pustelnik)

1. (religion) female equivalent of pustelnik (“anchorite, eremite, hermit”) (religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons)

   Synonym: pustelniczka

2. (figuratively) female equivalent of pustelnik (“hermit, recluse”) (someone who likes solitude and shies away from people)

   Synonyms: pustelniczka, samotnica, samotniczka

Declension

Declension of pustelnica

	singular	plural
nominative	pustelnica	pustelnice
genitive	pustelnicy	pustelnic
dative	pustelnicy	pustelnicom
accusative	pustelnicę	pustelnice
instrumental	pustelnicą	pustelnicami
locative	pustelnicy	pustelnicach
vocative	pustelnico	pustelnice

Related terms

(adjective):

• pustelniczy

(adverb):

• pustelniczo

(nouns):

• pustelnia
• pustelnictwo
• pustelniczka

(verb):

• pustelnikować

Further reading

• pustelnica in Polish dictionaries at PWN