macë
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mace"
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *maca.[1] See Albanian mace (“cat”) for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mat͡sə/ (Standard)
- IPA(key): /mãːt͡s/, /mõːt͡s/ (eastern Gheg)
Noun
macë f (plural maca, definite maca, definite plural macat)
- (zoology) cat
- (figurative, derogatory) belligerent, wild woman
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | macë | maca | maca | macat |
| accusative | macën | |||
| dative | mace | macës | macave | macave |
| ablative | macash | |||
Derived terms
- mackë f
Related terms
Descendants
→ Aromanian: matsã
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “macë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 239