micë

See also: mice, Mice, miče, míce, and míče

Albanian

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin. Compare mace (“cat”) and the identical German Mieze f (“cat”). Compare also Italian micio (“cat”) and Romanian mâță (“cat”). Possibly influenced by mi (“mouse”).

Noun

micë f (plural mica, definite mica) (Gheg)

1. cat

   Synonym: mace

2. (derogatory) spinster, old maid

   Synonyms: lëneshë, xitelë

Declension

Declension of micë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	micë	mica	mica	micat
accusative		micën
dative	mice	micës	micave	micave
ablative			micash

References

• “micë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “micë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 265