маца

Macedonian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *maca (“pussy, pussycat, female cat”).

Noun

маца • (maca) f

1. kittycat

Inflection

Declension of маца

	singular	plural
indefinite	маца	маци
definite unspecified	мацата	маците
definite proximal	мацава	мациве
definite distal	мацана	мацине
vocative	мацо	маци

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *macati.

Verb

маца • (maca) third-singular present, impf

1. to dunk (to submerge briefly in a liquid)
2. to stain

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מַצָּה (matsá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɐˈt͡sa]

Noun

маца́ • (macá) f inan (genitive мацы́, uncountable)

1. matzo, matzoh

Declension

Declension of маца́ (inan sg-only fem-form ц-stem accent-b) 

	singular
nominative	маца́ macá
genitive	мацы́ macý
dative	маце́ macé
accusative	мацу́ macú
instrumental	мацо́й, мацо́ю macój, macóju
prepositional	маце́ macé

See also

• хлеб m (xleb)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *maca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mǎːtsa/
• Hyphenation: ма‧ца

Noun

ма́ца f (Latin spelling máca)

1. (hypocoristic) cat, kitty

Declension

Declension of маца

	singular	plural
nominative	маца	маце
genitive	маце	маца
dative	маци	мацама
accusative	мацу	маце
vocative	мацо	маце
locative	маци	мацама
instrumental	мацом	мацама

Synonyms

• (cat): мачка

References

• “маца” in Hrvatski jezični portal