жица

Bulgarian

жица

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʒit͡sɐ]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: жи́‧ца
• Rhymes: -it͡sɐ

Noun

жи́ца • (žíca) f (relational adjective жи́чен, diminutive жи́чка)

1. wire, cable (flexible metal thread, used primarily as an electrical conductor)

   телегра́фна жи́ца ― telegráfna žíca ― telegraph wire

   електри́ческа жи́ца ― elektríčeska žíca ― electrical wire

2. (obsolete) string (instrument)

   Synonyms: ни́шка (níška), връв (vrǎv)

Declension

Declension of жи́ца

	singular	plural
indefinite	жи́ца žíca	жи́ци žíci
definite	жи́цата žícata	жи́ците žícite

Related terms

• жила (žila, “sinew”)
• безжичен (bezžičen, “wireless”)

See also

• тел (tel, “wire”)

References

• “жица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “жица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жица”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 549

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʒit͡sa]
• Rhymes: -it͡sa

Noun

жица • (žica) f (relational adjective жичен, diminutive жичка)

1. wire
2. string (instrument)

Declension

Declension of жица

	singular	plural
indefinite	жица (žica)	жици (žici)
definite unspecified	жицата (žicata)	жиците (žicite)
definite proximal	жицава (žicava)	жициве (žicive)
definite distal	жицана (žicana)	жицине (žicine)
vocative	жицо (žico)	жици (žici)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьžica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒîtsa/
• Hyphenation: жи‧ца
• Rhymes: -it͡sa

Noun

жи̏ца f (Latin spelling žȉca)

1. acanthus spinosissimus

Declension

Declension of жица

	singular	plural
nominative	жица	жице
genitive	жице	жица
dative	жици	жицама
accusative	жицу	жице
vocative	жицо	жице
locative	жици	жицама
instrumental	жицом	жицама

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒîtsa/
• Hyphenation: жи‧ца
• Rhymes: -it͡sa

Noun

жи̏ца f (Latin spelling žȉca)

1. wire (thin thread of metal)

Declension

Declension of жица

	singular	plural
nominative	жица	жице
genitive	жице	жица
dative	жици	жицама
accusative	жицу	жице
vocative	жицо	жице
locative	жици	жицама
instrumental	жицом	жицама