pisică

See also: pisica

Romanian

Etymology

From pis (sound used to call a cat, of onomatopoetic origin) +‎ -ică. Also compare Sardinian pisittu (“cat”). Not related to Turkish pişik or Azerbaijani pişik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈsi.kə/

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Noun

pisică f (plural pisici)

1. cat

Declension

Declension of pisică

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) pisică	pisica	(niște) pisici	pisicile
genitive/dative	(unei) pisici	pisicii	(unor) pisici	pisicilor
vocative	pisică, pisico		pisicilor

Synonyms

• mâță

Derived terms

• pisic
• pisicuță

See also

• cotoi
• motan
• motoc
• pisoi

Further reading

• pisică in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)