-ьница

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *-ьnica, itself from *-ьnъ +‎ *-ica, morphologically equivalent to -ьнъ (-ĭnŭ) +‎ -ица (-ica).

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-ьница (-ĭnicaf

  1. female equivalent of -ьникъ (-ĭnikŭ)
    повар҄ь (povarʹĭ, cook) + ‎-ьница (-ĭnica) → ‎повар҄ьница (povarʹĭnica, kitchen)

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