mic

mic

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Translingual

Symbol

mic

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Mi'kmaq.

English

Etymology

Abbreviation of microphone. Attested since 1961.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaɪk/
  • Rhymes: -aɪk

Noun

mic (plural mics)

  1. Alternative form of mike (microphone)

Derived terms

Verb

mic (third-person singular simple present mics, present participle micing or mic'ing, simple past and past participle miced or mic'd or mic'ed)

  1. Alternative form of mike
    If we add the drum kit, we'll have to mic the orchestra.

Derived terms

  • mic up

References

  • “On Language: How Should ‘Microphone’ be Abbreviated?”, in New York Times, July 29, 2010

Anagrams

  • CIM, CMI, ICM, IMC, MCI

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mʲɪc/

Noun

mic m

  1. inflection of mac (son):
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation

Megleno-Romanian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *miccus, from Ancient Greek μῑκκός (mīkkós, small), variant of μικρός (mikrós). Compare Romanian mic, Aromanian njic.

Adjective

mic

  1. small

Antonyms

  • mari

Middle Irish

Noun

mic m

  1. inflection of mac (son):
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative plural

Mutation

Romanian

Alternative forms

  • мик (mic)post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *miccus, from Ancient Greek μῑκκός (mīkkós, small), variant of μικρός (mikrós). Compare Aromanian njic. Cf. also Sicilian nicu, Calabrian Neapolitan miccu, Corsican micca, also Italian miccino. May also be related to Latin mīca (crumb); compare mică.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mik/
  • Rhymes: -ik

Adjective

mic m or n (feminine singular mică, plural mici)

  1. little, small
    Antonym: mare

Declension

Derived terms

  • micșora
  • mici
  • mititel
  • micuț

Noun

mic m (plural mici, feminine equivalent mică)

  1. little boy, child, toddler, tyke, baby

Declension

See also

  • prunc, băiat

Noun

mic m (plural mici)

  1. (often in the plural) a dish from Romanian cuisine, consisting of a grilled ground meat roll in cylindrical shape made from a mixture of beef, lamb and pork with spices
    Synonym: mititel

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miʰkʲ/

Noun

mic m

  1. inflection of mac (son):
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative plural

Mutation

Swedish

Noun

mic c

  1. (slang for) microphone

References

  • korpus

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