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)

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

Declension

Declension of maică

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) maică	maica	(niște) maici	maicile
genitive/dative	(unei) maici	maicii	(unor) maici	maicilor
vocative	maică, maico		maicilor

Derived terms

măicuță

Related terms

taică

Further reading

maică in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

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