macë

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *maca.[1] See Albanian mace (cat) for more.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mat͡sə/ (Standard)
  • IPA(key): /mãːt͡s/, /mõːt͡s/ (eastern Gheg)

Noun

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macë f (plural maca, definite maca, definite plural macat)

  1. (zoology) cat
  2. (figurative, derogatory) belligerent, wild woman

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Aromanian: matsã

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “macë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 239