čik

See also: cik, ci·k, and -cik

Prasuni

Alternative forms

• čix (Zumu)

Etymology

From Proto-Nuristani *criti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćritíš, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to incline, lean”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ɕik/ (tone class B)

Noun

čik (Pronz)

1. ladder

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From dialectal German Tschik, from French chique.

Noun

čȉk m (Cyrillic spelling чи̏к)

1. (colloquial) cigarette stub

   Synonym: (standard word) òpušak

   • 2004, Hrvoje Hitrec, Kolarovi, Školska knjiga, Zagreb, page 655:

     Kako se samo smijao − pogne Adem glavu, rasplače se i čik mu ispadne iz usta.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of čik

	singular	plural
nominative	čik	čikovi
genitive	čika	čikova
dative	čiku	čikovima
accusative	čik	čikove
vocative	čiče	čikovi
locative	čiku	čikovima
instrumental	čikom	čikovima

Derived terms

• čȉk pàuza

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چيق (çık), equivalent to modern Turkish çık, imperative of çıkmak but also an interjection in its own right since Old Turkic times.

Interjection

čȉk

1. if you dare
2. I dare you

Derived terms

• čȉkati (“to challenge”)

Slovene

Etymology

Borrowed from Austrian German Tschick or Italian cicca. First attested in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃíːk/
• Rhymes: -íːk
• Hyphenation: čik

Noun

čȋk m inan

1. quid (piece of rolled tobacco for chewing)
2. (colloquial) butt, stub (the remains of a burnt cigarette or cigar)

   Synonym: ogọ̑rek

3. (expressive, slang) cigarette (tobacco product made of cut tobacco wrapped in paper)

   Synonym: cigarẹ̑ta

4. (school slang) F (negative grade at school)

Declension

First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate) , fixed accent
nom. sing.	čȋk
gen. sing.	čȋka
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	čȋk	čȋka	čȋki
genitive rodȋlnik	čȋka	čȋkov	čȋkov
dative dajȃlnik	čȋku, čȋki	čȋkoma, čȋkama	čȋkom, čȋkam
accusative tožȋlnik	čȋk	čȋka	čȋke
locative mẹ̑stnik	čȋku, čȋki	čȋkih, čȋkah	čȋkih, čȋkah
instrumental orọ̑dnik	čȋkom	čȋkoma, čȋkama	čȋki
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	čȋk	čȋka	čȋki

Further reading

• “čik”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “čik”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references