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riznica

ризница

rìznica · /rǐznit͡sa/ · fem.

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NOUN
  1. treasury; treasure house
    Manastirska riznica čuva stare ikone i rukopise. — The monastery treasury holds old icons and manuscripts.
  2. (figurative) treasure trove; storehouse
    Ova knjiga je prava riznica narodnih priča. — This book is a real treasure trove of folk tales.
    Moj deda je bio riznica znanja. — My grandfather was a storehouse of knowledge.
  3. (of a state) treasury; exchequer
    Novac od poreza se sliva u državnu riznicu. — Tax money flows into the state treasury.

A partial false friend for Russian speakers: riznica usually means a treasury or treasure house, including those of monasteries and museums; in church contexts it can correspond to Russian «ризница». Sakristija means a sacristy, especially in a Catholic church.

Synonyms:
Declension, fem.
singularplural
Nom.riznicariznice
Gen.rizniceriznica
Dat.rizniciriznicama
Acc.riznicuriznice
Voc.riznicoriznice
Ins.riznicomriznicama
Loc.rizniciriznicama
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