licurici

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Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Romanian licurici. Related to licur and licuredz.

Noun

licurici m (plural licurici)

  1. glowworm

Romanian

Etymology

Probably from licuri, a variant of licări (“to gleam, shimmer, shine, sparkle”), itself of uncertain origin: possibly from lucoare or from a Vulgar Latin root liculire, or tied to lucere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌlikuˈrit͡ʃʲ/
  • Hyphenation: li‧cu‧rici

Noun

licurici m (plural licurici)

  1. firefly
  2. glowworm
  3. (slang) a power behind the scene; specifically the United States or its secret services

Declension

Declension of licurici
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) licurici licuriciul (niște) licurici licuricii
genitive/dative (unui) licurici licuriciului (unor) licurici licuricilor
vocative licuriciule licuricilor
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