amic
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Adjective edit
amic (not comparable)
- (obsolete, chemistry) Of, relating to, or derived from ammonia.
- (chemistry) Of, relating to, or derived from an amine, amide or amic acid.
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Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin amīcus (“friend”). First attested in the 13th century.[1] Compare Occitan amic.
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Noun edit
amic m (plural amics, feminine amiga)
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References edit
- ^ “amic”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
Further reading edit
- “amic” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “amic” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “amic” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Occitan edit
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Etymology edit
From Old Occitan amic, from Latin amīcus (“friend”). Attested from the 12th century.[1] Compare Catalan amic.
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amic m (plural amics, feminine amiga, feminine plural amigas)
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- ^ Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 37.
Old Occitan edit
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Noun edit
amic m (oblique plural amics, nominative singular amics, nominative plural amic)
- friend
- c. 1145, Bernard de Ventadour, Be m'an perdut lai enves Ventadorn:
- Tuih mei amic, pois ma domna no m’ama!
- My friends and my woman don't love me!
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Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian amico or directly from Latin amīcus, derived from amō (“love”). First attested in the 19th century.
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Noun edit
amic m (plural amici, feminine equivalent amică)
Usage notes edit
Unlike its other Romance cognates, this word may be considered by some to be less personal than prieten, falling somewhere between "friend" and "acquaintance". Prieten should be used for a closer friend, while amic can be used for someone you are friendly with, but do not know particularly well.