кичма

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قیچ (kıç).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkit͡ʃma]

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Noun

кичма • (kičma) f (plural кичми)

1. spine, backbone

   Synonym: ’рбет (’rbet)

   Паднав од велосипед и си ја скршив кичмата.

   Padnav od velosiped i si ja skršiv kičmata.

   I fell off my bike and broke my back.

Declension

Declension of кичма

	singular	plural
indefinite	кичма (kičma)	кичми (kičmi)
definite unspecified	кичмата (kičmata)	кичмите (kičmite)
definite proximal	кичмава (kičmava)	кичмиве (kičmive)
definite distal	кичмана (kičmana)	кичмине (kičmine)
vocative	кичмо (kičmo)	кичми (kičmi)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قیچ (kıç).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kîːt͡ʃma/
• Hyphenation: кич‧ма

Noun

ки̑чма f (Latin spelling kȋčma)

1. spine
2. backbone

Declension

Declension of кичма

	singular	plural
nominative	ки̑чма	кичме
genitive	кичме	ки̑чма̄ / ки̑чмӣ
dative	кичми	кичмама
accusative	кичму	кичме
vocative	кичмо	кичме
locative	кичми	кичмама
instrumental	кичмом	кичмама

Synonyms

• (Croatia): králješnica

References

• “кичма”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025