pică

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pica"

Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from French pique, with the sense of "spite" or "malice" possibly through the intermediate of Greek πίκα (píka), Italian picca, Venetan pica.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpi.ka/
  • Rhymes: -ikə
  • Hyphenation: pi‧că

Noun

pică f (plural pici)

  1. spite, malice, enmity, acrimony, ill-feeling
    Synonym: ciudă
  2. (card games) spade
  3. (archaic) tip of a spear or lance

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative pică pica pici picile
genitive-dative pici picii pici picilor
vocative pică, pico picilor

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