rusznica

See also: rusznicą

Polish

rusznica

Alternative forms

• ruśnica

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish rucznica, rusznica, from Czech ručnice.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ruʂˈɲi.t͡sa/

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• Rhymes: -it͡sa
• Syllabification: rusz‧ni‧ca

Noun

rusznica f (related adjective rusznicowy or ruszniczny or ruszniczy)

1. (historical) hand cannon, gonne, handgonne (early firearm that required manual ignition through a touch hole)

Declension

Declension of rusznica

	singular	plural
nominative	rusznica	rusznice
genitive	rusznicy	rusznic
dative	rusznicy	rusznicom
accusative	rusznicę	rusznice
instrumental	rusznicą	rusznicami
locative	rusznicy	rusznicach
vocative	rusznico	rusznice

Derived terms

noun

• rusznikarz

 

Related terms

adjective

• rusznikarski

 

nouns

• rusznikarnia
• rusznikarstwo

 

Further reading

• rusznica in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• rusznica in PWN's encyclopedia