taică

Romanian

Etymology

From tată (“father”) +‎ maică (“mother”). Compare Bulgarian та́йка (tájka), Serbo-Croatian tajko, tajka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaj.kə/
• Hyphenation: tai‧că

Noun

taică m (singular only)

1. (familiar) father, dad, (in the vocative) dear old dad

   Synonym: tată

Declension

declension of taică (singular only)

	singular
m gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) taică	taica, taicăl
genitive/dative	(unui) taică	taicii, taicăi
vocative	taică

Derived terms

• taică-meu, taică-tău, taică-său
• tac-tu, tac-su

Related terms

• maică

Further reading

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