самица

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *samica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsamit͡sa]
• Rhymes: -it͡sa

Noun

самица • (samica) f (masculine самец)

1. solitary confinement cell
2. single woman (one who is not married)

Declension

Declension of самица

	singular	plural
indefinite	самица (samica)	самици (samici)
definite unspecified	самицата (samicata)	самиците (samicite)
definite proximal	самицава (samicava)	самициве (samicive)
definite distal	самицана (samicana)	самицине (samicine)
vocative	самице (samice)	самици (samici)

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak samica, from Proto-Slavic *samica. Sense 2 is borrowed from Serbo-Croatian самица / samica. By surface analysis, сам (sam) +‎ -ица (-ica).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [saˈmit͡sa]
• Rhymes: -it͡sa
• Hyphenation: са‧ми‧ца

Noun

самица (samica) f

1. (of animals) female

   Synonym: (colloquial) женка (ženka)

3. solitary confinement cell

Declension

Declension of самица

	singular	plural
nominative	самица samica	самици samici
genitive	самици samici	самицох samicox
dative	самици samici	самицом samicom
accusative	самицу samicu	самици samici
instrumental	самицу samicu	самицами samicami
locative	самици samici	самицох samicox
vocative	самицо samico	самици samici

References

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “самица”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “female”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 112

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *samica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sǎmit͡sa/
• Hyphenation: са‧ми‧ца

Noun

са̀мица f (Latin spelling sàmica)

1. solitary confinement cell
2. single woman (one who is not married)

Declension

Declension of самица

	singular	plural
nominative	самица	самице
genitive	самице	самица
dative	самици	самицама
accusative	самицу	самице
vocative	самице	самице
locative	самици	самицама
instrumental	самицом	самицама

References

• “самица”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024