tajnica

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From tȃjna +‎ -ica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tâːjnit͡sa/
• Hyphenation: taj‧ni‧ca

Noun

tȃjnica f (Cyrillic spelling та̑јница)

1. (Bosnia, Croatia) female secretary

   Synonym: sekretàrica

2. (diminutive, hypocorism) secret
3. rice cutgrass (Leersia oryzoides)

Declension

Declension of tajnica

	singular	plural
nominative	tȃjnica	tajnice
genitive	tajnice	tajnica
dative	tajnici	tajnicama
accusative	tajnicu	tajnice
vocative	tajnico	tajnice
locative	tajnici	tajnicama
instrumental	tajnicom	tajnicama

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “male secretary”): tȃjnīk, sekrètār

References

• (female secretary): “tajnica”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
• (secret): “tajnica”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
• (rice cutgrass): “tajnica”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024