cicatrice

See also: cicatricé

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cicatrix.

Pronunciation

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Noun

cicatrice (plural cicatrices)

1. Alternative form of cicatrix.
   • 1929, M. Barnard Eldershaw, A House Is Built, Chapter VII, Section viii:

     Fanny's scissors moved steadily round the armhole and slit down the sleeve, revealing a surprisingly soft white arm and shoulder. Across the shoulder was an ancient cicatrice.

Translations

scar — see scar

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cicātrīcem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.ka.tʁis/

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Noun

cicatrice f (plural cicatrices)

1. scar
   • 1903, Maurice Pillard Verneuil, Étude de la plante‎^[1], page 4:

     Ce rameau disparaît l'hiver, laissant sur la tige souterraine qui subsiste la cicatrice de son point d'insertion.

     This shoot disappears in winter, leaving the scar of its attachment point on the remaining underground stem.

Derived terms

• cicatriciel
• cicatriser
  • cicatrisation

Further reading

• “cicatrice”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Galician

Verb

cicatrice

1. inflection of cicatrizar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cicatrīcem, cicatricem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃi.kaˈtri.t͡ʃe/
• Rhymes: -itʃe
• Hyphenation: ci‧ca‧trì‧ce

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Noun

cicatrice f (plural cicatrici)

1. (medicine) scar

Derived terms

• cicatrizzare

Further reading

• “cicatrice”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• eccitarci

Latin

Noun

cicātrīce

1. ablative singular of cicātrīx

Romanian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cicātrīx, cicatricem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃikaˈtrit͡ʃe]

Noun

cicatrice f (plural cicatrice or cicatrici)

1. scar

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	cicatrice	cicatricea	cicatrice	cicatricele
genitive-dative	cicatrice	cicatricei	cicatrice	cicatricelor
vocative	cicatrice, cicatriceo		cicatricelor

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	cicatrice	cicatricea	cicatrici	cicatricile
genitive-dative	cicatrici	cicatricii	cicatrici	cicatricilor
vocative	cicatrice, cicatriceo		cicatricilor

Spanish

Verb

cicatrice

1. inflection of cicatrizar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative