žica

See also: zica, zicá, and zică

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьžica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒîtsa/
• Hyphenation: ži‧ca
• Rhymes: -it͡sa

Noun

žȉca f (Cyrillic spelling жи̏ца)

1. acanthus spinosissimus

Declension

Declension of žica

	singular	plural
nominative	žica	žice
genitive	žice	žica
dative	žici	žicama
accusative	žicu	žice
vocative	žico	žice
locative	žici	žicama
instrumental	žicom	žicama

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒîtsa/
• Hyphenation: ži‧ca
• Rhymes: -it͡sa

Noun

žȉca f (Cyrillic spelling жи̏ца)

1. wire (thin thread of metal)

Declension

Declension of žica

	singular	plural
nominative	žica	žice
genitive	žice	žica
dative	žici	žicama
accusative	žicu	žice
vocative	žico	žice
locative	žici	žicama
instrumental	žicom	žicama

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žica. First attested in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒìːt͡sa/

Noun

žíca f

1. wire (thin thread of metal)

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	žíca
gen. sing.	žíce
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	žíca	žíci	žíce
genitive (rodȋlnik)	žíce	žíc	žíc
dative (dajȃlnik)	žíci	žícama	žícam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	žíco	žíci	žíce
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	žíci	žícah	žícah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	žíco	žícama	žícami

Further reading

• “žica”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026