fic

See also: ficc and fîc

English

Etymology

A shortening of fanfic, itself a shortening of fan fiction.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɪk/

Noun

fic (countable and uncountable, plural fics)

1. (slang, countable) A fictional story set within a preexisting fandom; a fanfic.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• badfic
• crack fic
• deathfic

• gamefic
• slashfic
• trollfic

Anagrams

• CFI, CIF, FCI, ICF, IFC

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Albanian

Etymology

From an unattested *fij, from Proto-Albanian *spija, cognate with Sanskrit स्फायते (spháyate, “to become fat”), Proto-Slavic *spěti (“to ripen”).

Verb

fic (first-person singular past tense fica, participle ficur)

1. to make soft

Related terms

• butë

References

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Middle English

Noun

fic

1. Alternative form of fyke

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Old English

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *fīca, from Latin fīcus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiːk/

Noun

fīc m

1. a fig or fig tree
2. piles, hemorrhoids

Declension

Declension of fic (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	fīc	fīcas
accusative	fīc	fīcas
genitive	fīces	fīca
dative	fīce	fīcum

Derived terms

Derived terms

• fīcādl
• fīcæppel
• fīcbēam

• fīclēaf
• fīctrēow

Descendants

• Middle English: fike, fyke
  • English: fike