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mic¹

  • /mik/

Rhymes with -ik

Where it comes from

Supposedly from Vulgar Latin *miccus, from Doric Greek μῑκκός (mīkkós, “small”), variant of μικρός (mikrós). Compare Aromanian njic, Extreme Southern Italian nicu and miccu, Corsican micca, also Italian miccino. May also be related to Latin mīca (“crumb”); compare mică.

adjective mică · mici · mic

  1. masculine, neuter little, small

    Opposite: mare

noun mici · equivalent mică · mic · micul · micii

  1. masculine little boy, child, toddler, tyke, baby

noun mici · мик

  1. in plural, masculine, often a dish from Romanian cuisine, consisting of a grilled ground meat roll in cylindrical shape made from a mixture of beef, lamb and pork with spices

    Similar: mititel

Mic²

Where it comes from

From mic.

proper noun lui Mic

  1. masculine a surname

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@misc{mic_2026,
  title = {mic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/mic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}