maică

See also: maica

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Bulgarian ма́йка (májka) or Serbo-Croatian mȃjka, from an earlier diminutive of Proto-Slavic *mati, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaj.kə/
  • Hyphenation: mai‧că

Noun

maică f (plural maici)

  1. (familiar) mother
    Synonyms: (usual) mamă, (archaic, regional) îmă
  2. nun, Mother
    Synonym: călugăriță

Declension

Declension of maică
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative maică maica maici maicile
genitive-dative maici maicii maici maicilor
vocative maică, maico maicilor

Derived terms

Further reading

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