pustelnica
See also: pustelnicą
Polish
Etymology
From pustelnik + -a.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pus.tɛlˈɲi.t͡sa/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -it͡sa
- Syllabification: pus‧tel‧ni‧ca
Noun
pustelnica f (masculine pustelnik)
- (religion) female equivalent of pustelnik (“anchorite, eremite, hermit”) (religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons)
- Synonym: pustelniczka
- (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 Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- pustelnica in Polish dictionaries at PWN