amic (notcomparable)
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Inherited fromLatinamīcus(“friend”). First attested in the 13th century.[1] CompareOccitanamic.
amic m (pluralamics,feminineamiga)
FromOld Occitanamic, fromLatinamīcus(“friend”). Attested from the 12th century.[1] CompareCatalanamic.
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amic m (pluralamics,feminine amiga,feminine plural amigas)
amic m (oblique pluralamics,nominative singularamics,nominative pluralamic)
Borrowed fromItalianamico or directly fromLatinamīcus, derived fromamō(“love”). First attested in the 19th century.
amic m (pluralamici,feminine equivalentamică)
Unlike its other Romance cognates, this word may be considered by some to be less personal thanprieten, falling somewhere between "friend" and "acquaintance".Prieten should be used for a closer friend, whileamic can be used for someone you are friendly with, but do not know particularly well.
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| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | amic | amicul | amici | amicii | |
| genitive-dative | amic | amicului | amici | amicilor | |
| vocative | amice | amicilor | |||