самица

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *samica.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsamit͡sa]
  • Rhymes: -it͡sa

Noun

самица • (samicaf (masculine самец)

  1. solitary confinement cell
  2. single woman (one who is not married)

Declension

Declension of самица
singular plural
indefinite самица (samica) самици (samici)
definite unspecified самицата (samicata) самиците (samicite)
definite proximal самицава (samicava) самициве (samicive)
definite distal самицана (samicana) самицине (samicine)
vocative самице (samice) самици (samici)

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak samica, from Proto-Slavic *samica. Sense 2 is borrowed from Serbo-Croatian самица / samica. By surface analysis, сам (sam) +‎ -ица (-ica).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [saˈmit͡sa]
  • Rhymes: -it͡sa
  • Hyphenation: са‧ми‧ца

Noun

самица (samicaf

  1. (of animals) female
    Synonym: (colloquial) женка (ženka)
  2. solitary confinement cell

Declension

Declension of самица
singular plural
nominative самица (samica) самици (samici)
genitive самици (samici) самицох (samicox)
dative самици (samici) самицом (samicom)
accusative самицу (samicu) самици (samici)
instrumental самицу (samicu) самицами (samicami)
locative самици (samici) самицох (samicox)
vocative самицо (samico) самици (samici)

References

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *samica.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sǎmit͡sa/
  • Hyphenation: са‧ми‧ца

Noun

са̀мица f (Latin spelling sàmica)

  1. solitary confinement cell
  2. single woman (one who is not married)

Declension

Declension of самица
singular plural
nominative самица самице
genitive самице самица
dative самици самицама
accusative самицу самице
vocative самице самице
locative самици самицама
instrumental самицом самицама

References

  • самица”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025