цичати

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From ци̏јӯ, onomatopoeic in origin.

Pronunciation

Verb

цѝчати impf (Latin spelling cìčati)

  1. (intransitive) to squeak, yelp (emit a short, high-pitched sound, especially like a mouse)

Conjugation

Conjugation of цичати
infinitive цичати
present verbal adverb цѝче̄ћи
past verbal adverb
verbal noun цѝча̄ње
singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present цичим цичиш цичи цичимо цичите циче
future future I цичат ћу1
цичаћу
цичат ћеш1
цичаћеш
цичат ће1
цичаће
цичат ћемо1
цичаћемо
цичат ћете1
цичаћете
цичат ћē1
цичаће
future II бу̏де̄м цичао2 бу̏де̄ш цичао2 бу̏де̄ цичао2 бу̏де̄мо цичали2 бу̏де̄те цичали2 бу̏дӯ цичали2
past perfect цичао сам2 цичао си2 цичао је2 цичали смо2 цичали сте2 цичали су2
pluperfect3 би̏о сам цичао2 би̏о си цичао2 би̏о је цичао2 би́ли смо цичали2 би́ли сте цичали2 би́ли су цичали2
imperfect цичах цичаше цичаше цичасмо цичасте цичаху
conditional conditional I цичао бих2 цичао би2 цичао би2 цичали бисмо2 цичали бисте2 цичали би2
conditional II4 би̏о бих цичао2 би̏о би цичао2 би̏о би цичао2 би́ли бисмо цичали2 би́ли бисте цичали2 би́ли би цичали2
imperative цичи цичимо цичите
active past participle цичао m / цичала f / цичало n цичали m / цичале f / цичала n

1   Croatian spelling: others omit the infinitive suffix completely and bind the clitic.
2   For masculine nouns; a feminine or neuter agent would use the feminine and neuter gender forms of the active past participle and auxiliary verb, respectively.
3   Often replaced by the past perfect in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (to be) is routinely dropped.
4   Often replaced by the conditional I in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (to be) is routinely dropped.
  *Note: The aorist and imperfect were not present in, or have nowadays fallen into disuse in, many dialects and therefore they are routinely replaced by the past perfect in both formal and colloquial speech.

Further reading

  • цичати”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025