жица

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žica.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈʒit͡sə]
Hyphenation: жи́‧ца

Noun

жи́ца • (žíca) f

wire
(obsolete) string (instrument)
Synonyms: нишка (niška), връв (vrǎv)

Declension

Declension of жи́ца

	singular	plural
indefinite	жи́ца žíca	жи́ци žíci
definite	жи́цата žícata	жи́ците žícite

Related terms

жила (žila, “sinew”)
безжичен (bezžičen, “wireless”)

References

жица in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
Georgiev V. I., editor (1971), “жица”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 549

Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žica.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈʒit͡sa]

Noun

жица • (žica) f (related adjective жичен, diminutive жичка)

wire
string (instrument)

Declension

Declension of жица

	singular	plural
indefinite	жица	жици
definite unspecified	жицата	жиците
definite proximal	жицава	жициве
definite distal	жицана	жицине
vocative	жицо	жици

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *dьžica.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʒîtsa/
Hyphenation: жи‧ца
Rhymes: -it͡sa

Noun

жи̏ца f (Latin spelling žȉca)

acanthus spinosissimus

Declension

Declension of жица

	singular	plural
nominative	жица	жице
genitive	жице	жица
dative	жици	жицама
accusative	жицу	жице
vocative	жицо	жице
locative	жици	жицама
instrumental	жицом	жицама

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *žica.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʒîtsa/
Hyphenation: жи‧ца
Rhymes: -it͡sa

Noun

жи̏ца f (Latin spelling žȉca)

wire (thin thread of metal)

Declension

Declension of жица

	singular	plural
nominative	жица	жице
genitive	жице	жица
dative	жици	жицама
accusative	жицу	жице
vocative	жицо	жице
locative	жици	жицама
instrumental	жицом	жицама

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