burtnīca

See also burtnīcā

Latvian

Burtnīca

Alternative forms

Etymology

From burts (letter) +‎ -nīca. A neologism by A. Kronvalds, proposed in 1869 in the form burtnīce, but since 1870, by K. Valdemārs' influence, as burtnīca.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [būrtnìtsa]
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Noun

burtnīca f, 4th declension

  1. notebook (a book with blank pages for writing, drawing, etc.)
    līniju burtnīca, burtnīca ar līnijām — ruled notebook
    rūtiņu burtnīca, burtnīca ar rūtiņāmnotebook with square grid lines
    nošu burtnīca — sheet music book
    zīmēšanas burtnīca — drawing book
    sacerējumu burtnīca — essay book
    piezīmju burtnīca — notes book
  2. fascicule, fascicle (discrete portion of a book, published separately)
    izdot vārdnīcu burtnīcās — to publish a dictionary in fascicles
    iznākusi romāna pēdējā burtnīca — the novel's last fascicle has come out
  3. (bookbinding) quire (set of folded sheets of paper stitched together)
    salikt loksnes burtnīcā — to set up, compose sheets into a quire

Declension

References

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns. 1992, 2001. Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca. Rīga: AVOTS. ISBN 9984700127.
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