micë

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See also: mice, Mice, miče, míce, and míče

Albanian

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Etymology

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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

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micë f (plural mica, definite mica) (Gheg)

  1. cat
    Synonym: mace
  2. (derogatory) spinster, old maid
    Synonyms: lëneshë, xitelë

Declension

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References

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  • 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