Lopatnic

Romanian

Etymology

According to Ion Dron, from the anthroponym Mihul Lopată, attested in a 1546 document, from lopată + the Slavic suffix -nic. Compare the Ukrainian name of the river, Лопатінка (Lopatinka).

Proper noun

Lopatnic m

1. a river in the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine
2. A village in Lopatnic, Edineț Raion, Republic of Moldova
3. A commune of Edineț Raion, Republic of Moldova