samicas

samicās

1. accusative feminine plural of samicus

• samica

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese samicas, of uncertain origin. One suggestion is from Old Italian sa (“knows”) + Old Italian mica (“perhaps, by chance”).

• Hyphenation: sa‧mi‧cas

samicas (not comparable)

1. (archaic) maybe (indicates lack of certainty)

   Synonyms: talvez, quiçá, quem sabe

samicas m (invariable)

1. (obsolete, colloquial, derogatory) weakling (a person of weak character, lacking in courage)

   Synonym: maricas

• The nominal use of samicas, in Ciberdúvidas da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese)
• The etymology of the adverb "samicas" (Old Portuguese), in Ciberdúvidas da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese)

• “samicas”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2025
• “samicas”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “samicas”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

samicas f pl

1. plural of samica