micë
Albanian edit
Etymology edit
Of onomatopoeic origin. Compare mace (“cat”) and the identical German Mieze f (“cat”). Compare also Italian micio (“cat”) and Romanian mâță (“cat”). Possibly influenced by mi (“mouse”).
Noun edit
micë f (plural mica, definite mica) (Gheg)
Declension edit
Declension of micë
References edit
- “micë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
- Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “micë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 265