njic

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• njicu

Etymology

Probably from a Vulgar Latin *miccus, from Ancient Greek μῑκκός (mīkkós, “small”), variant of μικρός (mikrós). Compare Megleno-Romanian and Romanian mic and Sicilian nicu.

Adjective

njic

1. small, little

Antonyms

• mari / mare

Derived terms

• njicuredz
• njicshuredz
• njicuts
• njicshor

See also

• minut

Noun

njic m (plural njits, feminine equivalent njicã or njiche)

1. little child, little boy, baby

Slovincian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnjit͡s/
• Rhymes: -njit͡s
• Syllabification: njic

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ničьto.

Pronoun

njic

1. nothing (not a thing)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nitь.

Noun

njic f

1. thread (long, thin and flexible form of material)

Further reading

• Lorentz, Friedrich (1908) “ńĩc”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎^[1] (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 723