viç
See also: Appendix:Variations of "vic"
Albanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From *vitësh (cf. ablative form of vit (“year”) > vitesh), from Proto-Albanian *wetuša, from *wétos-jo, from Proto-Indo-European *wéteso (compare English wether, Sanskrit वत्स (vatsa), Romanian vițel). Related to Albanian vit (“year”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- viç m (plural viça, definite viçi, definite plural viçat) (Standard)
- viç m (plural viçëra, definite viçi, definite plural viçërat) (Tosk)
- viç m (plural viç(ë)na, definite viçi, definite plural viç(ë)nat) (Gheg)
- calf; cattle (offspring of a cow); (up to one year old)[2]
- fawn; deerling
- (figurative, derogatory) stupid, small-minded, narrow-minded; immature, inexperienced (male) person; fool, boxhead, squarehead, idiot
- Çfarë krye viçi!(lit. "What a calf head!")
- What a fool!
- (figurative, slang) bighead
- O krye viç!
- Hey bighead!
- (slang, derogatory) pet name/nickname for Slobodan Milosević (innuendo to his surname ending -vić)
- (slang, derogatory) četnik, Serb, Montenegrin (also innuendo to endings -ević, -ović, -vić, -ić common among south Slavic surnames. Primarily associated with ethnic Serbs and Montenegrins. Term used in a derogatory tone, excluding Slovenes, Croats and Bosniacs)
Declension edit
- (Standard)
Declension of viç
- (Tosk dialects)
Declension of viç
- (Gheg dialects)
Declension of viç
| indefinite | definite | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | viç | viç(ë)na | viçi | viç(ë)nat |
| accusative | viçin | |||
| dative | viçi | viç(ë)nave | viçit | viç(ë)navet |
| ablative | viç(ë)nash | |||