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

adjective
adverb
nouns
verb

Further reading

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