cica

cica

1. inflection of cicë:
   1. definite nominative singular
   2. indefinite nominative/accusative plural

From cic (the sound for calling a cat) +‎ -a (diminutive suffix).^[1][2] First attested in 1639.

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sit͡sɒ]
• Hyphenation: ci‧ca
• Rhymes: -t͡sɒ

cica (plural cicák)

1. kitten

   Synonyms: macska, kismacska, cicus, cicamica, kiscica

• →? Old Slovak: cica
  • Pannonian Rusyn: цица (cica)
  • Slovak: cica

• cica in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• cica in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

• cicca

Probably derived from Latin ciccum.

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.ka/
• Rhymes: -ika
• Hyphenation: cì‧ca

cica f (plural ciche)

1. nothing

cica

1. not at all

• cica¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• cica² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

• Caci, caci, ciac

Probably from a sound of calling a cat, ts, ts, spelled c, c in Slovak.

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sit͡sa]

cica f (diminutive cicka or cicuľka or cicuška)

1. kitten

• “cica”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

• IPA^(key): /ˈθika/ [ˈθi.ka] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈsika/ [ˈsi.ka] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ika
• Syllabification: ci‧ca

Unknown. Coromines and Pascual, citing Eguílaz, suggest a variant of Arabic كِيس (kīs, “bag”) with the feminine marker ـة (-a), with a metathesis of the consonants that is said to be "frequent" in spoken Arabic, cognate to Moroccan Arabic كِيسة (kīsa, “bag”), and Old Galician-Portuguese aciqua (“bag”). First attested in the early 17th century.

cica f (plural cicas)

1. money bag

   Synonym: monedero

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κύϊξ (kúïx, “name of a certain bulbous plant”), according to the RAE.

cica f (plural cicas)

1. sago palm, particularly Cycas revoluta

• Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1984) “cicatero”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 63
• “cica”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024