taică

Romanian

Etymology

From tată (“father”) +‎ maică (“mother”). Compare Bulgarian та́йка (tájka), Serbo-Croatian tajko, tajka.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtaj.kə/
Hyphenation: tai‧că

Noun

taică m (singular only)

(familiar) father, dad, (in the vocative) dear old dad
Synonym: tată

Declension

declension of taică (singular only)

	singular
m gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) taică	taica, taicăl
genitive/dative	(unui) taică	taicii, taicăi
vocative	taică

Derived terms

taică-meu, taică-tău, taică-său
tac-tu, tac-su

Related terms

maică

Further reading

taică in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

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