zice

Inherited from Latin dīcere, present active participle of dīcō, from Proto-Italic *deikō, from Proto-Indo-European *déyḱti (“to show, point out”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈzi.t͡ʃe/

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• Rhymes: -it͡ʃe
• Hyphenation: zi‧ce

a zice (third-person singular present zice, past participle zis) 3rd conj.

1. (transitive) to say, tell

   Ai înțeles ce am zis?

   Did you understand what I said?

   Se zice că vine războiul.

   They say war is coming.

2. (intransitive, also impersonal, rather informal) to call by a name [with dative]

   Pisicii i-am zis Arpagic.

   I called the cat Arpagic.

   Cum îi zice la asta?

   What is this called?

3. (transitive, childish) to tell on someone
4. (regional) to sing [with din ‘instrument’]

While zice is not markedly informal, in careful language its synonym spune is preferred.

• (say): spune
• (call): denumi, numi, spune
• (tattle): pârî, spune
• (sing): cânta

• contrazice
• dezice
• prezice

• cică

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