цица

See also: џиџа

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *cica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sit͡sɐ]
• Rhymes: -it͡sɐ

Noun

ци́ца • (cíca) f

1. tit, teat, nipple

   Synonyms: бозка (bozka), нянка (njanka)

2. (vulgar, chiefly plural) woman's breast, bosom, boob, bumper, knocker

   Synonym: гърда (gǎrda)

Declension

Declension of ци́ца

	singular	plural
indefinite	ци́ца cíca	ци́ци cíci
definite	ци́цата cícata	ци́ците cícite

Derived terms

• цицам (cicam, “to suck (breastmilk)”)
• цицка (cicka, “udder”)
• цицина (cicina, “bum, swelling”)

References

• “цица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Macedonian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *cicati.

Verb

цица • (cica) third-singular present, impf (perfective исцица)

1. (transitive) to suck, suckle (milk from breasts or udder)

   Synonyms: шмука (šmuka), вшмукува (všmukuva)

Conjugation

Conjugation of цица (imperfective, present in -а)

l-participles	imperfect	aorist	non-finite forms
masculine	цицал	—	adjectival participle	цицан
feminine	цицала	—	adverbial participle	цицајќи
neuter	цицало	—	verbal noun	цицање
plural	цицале	—	perfect participle	цицано
	present	imperfect	aorist	imperative
1st singular	цицам	цицав	—	—
2nd singular	цицаш	цицаше	—	цицај
3rd singular	цица	цицаше	—	—
1st plural	цицаме	цицавме	—	—
2nd plural	цицате	цицавте	—	цицајте
3rd plural	цицаат	цицаа	—	—
Compound tenses
perfect	сум цицал		present of сум (except in the 3rd person) + imperfect l-participle
има-perfect	имам цицано		present of има + perfect participle
pluperfect	бев цицал		imperfect of сум + imperfect l-participle
има-pluperfect	имав цицано		imperfect of има + perfect participle
има-perfect reported	сум имал цицано		perfect of има + perfect participle
future	ќе цицам		ќе + present
има-future	ќе имам цицано		future of има + perfect participle
future in the past	ќе цицав		ќе + imperfect
има-future in the past	ќе имав цицано		future in the past of има + perfect participle
future reported	ќе сум цицал		ќе + imperfect l-participle
има-future reported	ќе сум имал цицано		future reported of има + perfect participle
conditional	би цицал		би + imperfect l-participle
има-conditional	би имал цицано		conditional of има + perfect participle

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *cica.

Noun

цица • (cica) f

1. (nonstandard) breast

Declension

Declension of цица

	singular	plural
indefinite	цица (cica)	цици (cici)
definite unspecified	цицата (cicata)	циците (cicite)
definite proximal	цицава (cicava)	цициве (cicive)
definite distal	цицана (cicana)	цицине (cicine)
vocative	цицо (cico)	цици (cici)

Related terms

• цицка (cicka)

Pannonian Rusyn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sit͡sa]
• Rhymes: -it͡sa
• Hyphenation: ци‧ца

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Slovak cica, from Hungarian cica; or formed analogously from the onomatopoeic interjection ци-ца (ci-ca) used to summon cats. Cognate with Serbo-Croatian цица / cica.

Noun

цица (cica) f

1. (childish) cat, kitten, kitty, puss

   Synonyms: мачка (mačka), мачичка (mačička)

Declension

Declension of цица

	singular	plural
nominative	цица (cica)	цици (cici)
genitive	цици (cici)	цицох (cicox)
dative	цици (cici)	цицом (cicom)
accusative	цицу (cicu)	цици (cici)
instrumental	цицу (cicu)	цицами (cicami)
locative	цици (cici)	цицох (cicox)
vocative	цицо (cico)	цици (cici)

References

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “цица”, 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) “kitten”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 161

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *cica. Cognate with dialectal Slovak cica.

Noun

цица (cica) f (related adjective цицов)

1. (childish) breast, teat

   Synonym: цицка (cicka)

Declension

Declension of цица

	singular	plural
nominative	цица (cica)	цици (cici)
genitive	цици (cici)	цицох (cicox)
dative	цици (cici)	цицом (cicom)
accusative	цицу (cicu)	цици (cici)
instrumental	цицу (cicu)	цицами (cicami)
locative	цици (cici)	цицох (cicox)
vocative	цицо (cico)	цици (cici)

Related terms

adjectives

• цицкати (cickati)

nouns

• цицар m anim (cicar)

verbs

• цицкац impf (cickac)
• цицнуц pf (cicnuc)

References

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “цица”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

цица (cica)

1. genitive singular of циц (cic)

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

цица (cica)

1. third-person singular present of цицац (cicac)