maică

See also: maica

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Bulgarian ма́йка (májka) or Serbo-Croatian mȃjka, from an earlier diminutive of Proto-Slavic *mati, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaj.kə/
• Hyphenation: mai‧că

Noun

maică f (plural maici)

1. (familiar) mother

   Synonyms: (usual) mamă, (archaic, regional) îmă

2. nun, Mother

   Synonym: călugăriță

Declension

Declension of maică

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) maică	maica	(niște) maici	maicile
genitive/dative	(unei) maici	maicii	(unor) maici	maicilor
vocative	maică, maico		maicilor

Derived terms

• măicuță

Related terms

• taică

Further reading

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