-nīca

Latvian

suffix
Definitions
  • Added to nouns and adjectives to derive nouns of places and also some objects (usually "collections of" something), related to (e.g., useful for) the meaning of the original noun.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old East Slavic -ница.

Origin

Old East Slavic

-ница

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