mică

See also: mica, Mica, míca, and Míča

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmi.kə]

Etymology 1

Adjective

mică

1. nominative/accusative feminine singular of mic (“small”)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin mīca, from Proto-Italic *smīkā, from Proto-Indo-European *smeyg- (“small, thin, delicate”).

Noun

mică f (plural mici)

1. (popular) fragment, crumb, morsel, small part

   Synonyms: fragment, fărâmă, parte

Declension

Declension of mică

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	mică	mica		mici	micile
genitive-dative	mici	micii		mici	micilor
vocative	mică, mico			micilor

Related terms

• nimic, nimica

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Latin mīca.

Noun

mică f (plural mice)

1. mica (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals)

Declension

Declension of mică

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	mică	mica		mice	micele
genitive-dative	mice	micei		mice	micelor
vocative	mică, mico			micelor

Related terms

• micașist

Further reading

• “mică”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025