fițuică
Romanian
Etymology
Probably from the verb fâțâi (“to fidget, fuss”) + -uică. Alternatively, from German Fitschen (“knickknack, trinket”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fiˈt͡suj.kə/
- Rhymes: -ujkə
- Hyphenation: fi‧țui‧că
Noun
fițuică f (plural fițuici)
- Small piece of paper on which various notes are made
- cheat sheet, crib note (sheet of paper used to assist on a test)
- Synonym: copiuță
- (derogatory) an insignificant newspaper
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | fițuică | fițuica | fițuici | fițuicile | |
| genitive-dative | fițuici | fițuicii | fițuici | fițuicilor | |
| vocative | fițuică, fițuico | fițuicilor | |||
References
- “fițuică”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025