Belarusian

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Etymology

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Univerbation of Proto-Slavic *po tylě + -іца (-ica). Cognate with Russian поты́лица (potýlica), Ukrainian поти́лиця (potýlycja).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [paˈtɨlʲit͡sa]
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Noun

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паты́ліца (patýlicaf inan (genitive паты́ліцы, nominative plural паты́ліцы, genitive plural паты́ліц)

  1. nape (back of the neck)

Declension

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See also

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References

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  • патыліца” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org