English

Proper noun

Nic

1. A diminutive of the female given names Nicola, Nichola, and Nicole.

Anagrams

• Inc, Inc., inc, inc., NCI

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nʲɪc]

Etymology

Contracted from iníon mhic ‎(“daughter of the son of”).

Noun

Nic

1. A prefix used with a woman's maiden surname

   Fionnghuala fhionn Nic Aoidh‎

   fair-haired Fionnghuala McKay

Usage notes

This prefix replaces the prefix Mac found in male surnames, and triggers lenition of a following consonant. It is used by unmarried women, and by married women who have kept their maiden name. Thus Fionnghuala Nic Aoidh's father and brothers would use the surname Mac Aoidh.

Related terms

• Ó (used in male names)
• bean Uí, Uí (used with a woman's married name)
• Ní (used in place of the male Ó prefix)

Norman

Proper noun

Nic m

1. A diminutive of the male given name Nic'lesse or Nicolas.
2. (religion, Jersey) Satan

English

Acronym

nic

1. network interface controller

Anagrams

• Inc, Inc., inc, inc., NCI

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲɪts/
• Rhymes: -ɪts

Pronoun

nic

1. nothing, not any thing.

   nic jiného — nothing else

Declension

Antonyms

• něco

Derived terms

• ničit

Related terms

• nicotný
• nicota
• ničema
• ničemný

Lojban

Rafsi

nic

1. rafsi of cnici.

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ničь(to) < Proto-Indo-European *ney + *kʷis + *to

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲit͡s/

Pronoun

nic

1. nothing, not any thing.

Declension

Related terms

• coś
• nikt

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

nic

1. A shortened form of iníon/nighean mhic ("daughter of a son of").

   Mòrag dhubh Nic Leòid (black-haired Mòrag MacLeod)