amic

See also: amìc and -amic

English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

amic (not comparable)

1. (obsolete, chemistry) Of, relating to, or derived from ammonia.
2. (chemistry) Of, relating to, or derived from an amine, amide or amic acid.

Derived terms

• malamic acid
• tartramic acid

Translations

relating to amine

• Polish: aminowy

Anagrams

• mica, CIMA, CMIA, aMCI, Cima, ACMI, cami, cima, Maci, Mica, iMac, -icam

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin amīcus (“friend”). First attested in the 13th century. Compare Occitan amic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈmik]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈmik]

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• Rhymes: -ik

Noun

amic m (plural amics, feminine amiga, feminine plural amigues)

1. friend

Related terms

• amistat
• enemic

Further reading

• “amic”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
• “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

Alternative forms

• ami (Mistralian)

Etymology

From Old Occitan amic, from Latin amīcus (“friend”). Attested from the 12th century. Compare Catalan amic.

Pronunciation

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Noun

amic m (plural amics, feminine amiga, feminine plural amigas)

1. friend

Related terms

• enemic

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin amīcus (“friend”).

Noun

amic m (oblique plural amics, nominative singular amics, nominative plural amic)

1. 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!

Related terms

• amistat
• enemic

Descendants

• Occitan: amic, ami (Mistralian)

Romanian

Alternative forms

• амик (amic) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian amico or directly from Latin amīcus, derived from amō (“love”). First attested in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmik/
• Rhymes: -ik
• Hyphenation: a‧mic

Noun

amic m (plural amici, feminine equivalent amică)

1. friend; pal, buddy

   Synonym: prieten m

Usage notes

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.

Declension

Declension of amic

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	amic	amicul		amici	amicii
genitive-dative	amic	amicului		amici	amicilor
vocative	amice			amicilor

Derived terms

• amical

Further reading

• “amic”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025