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Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mačę, from *maca.
Pronunciation
Noun
маче • (mače) n (plural мачиња, diminutive маченце)
- kitten
- honey, sweetie (playful term of endearment, mostly directed toward females)
- diminutive of мачка f (mačka)
Declension
Declension of маче
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singular
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plural
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| indefinite
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маче (mače)
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мачиња (mačinja)
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| definite unspecified
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мачето (mačeto)
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мачињата (mačinjata)
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| definite proximal
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мачево (mačevo)
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мачињава (mačinjava)
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| definite distal
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мачено (mačeno)
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мачињана (mačinjana)
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| vocative
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маче (mače)
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мачиња (mačinja)
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See also
References
- “маче” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu
- Koneski, Kiril (1999) “маче”, in Правописен речник на македонскиот литературен јазик (Pravopisen rečnik na makedonskiot literaturen jazik) (in Macedonian), "Prosvetno delo", page 215
Pannonian Rusyn
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Slovak mača, from Proto-Slavic *mačę, from *maca.
Noun
маче (mače) n (related adjective мачи or мачичков)
- kitten
- Synonyms: мачатко (mačatko), мачичка (mačička), (childish) цица (cica)
Declension
References
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “маче”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
- Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “kitten”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 161
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
маче (mače)
- neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular of мачи (mači)
- маче око ― mače oko ― cat's eye