bitnicka

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂-

Proto-Balto-Slavic *bī́ˀtei

Proto-Slavic *bìti

Old Polish bić

Polish bić

Proto-Slavic *-nъ

Proto-Indo-European *-eykos

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-eikas

Proto-Slavic *-ikъ

Proto-Slavic *-nikъ

Old Polish -nik

Polish -nik

Polish bitnik

Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂der.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀ

Proto-Slavic *-ъka

Old Polish -ka

Polish -ka

Polish bitnicka

From bitnik + -ka.

Pronunciation

• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Goral):
    • (Zagórze) IPA^(key): (north) [bitˈɲit͡s.ka], (south) [ˈbit.ɲit͡s.ka]

Noun

bitnicka f (male equivalent bitnik)

1. (Zagórze) female equivalent of bitnik

Further reading

• Józefa Kobylińska (2001), “bitniczka”, in Marian Kucała, editor, Słownik gwary gorczańskiej (zagórzańskiej)‎^[1] (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Akademii Pedagogicznej, →ISBN, page 6