From the form păduchi, from Late Latin peduclus < peduculus, variant of Latin pēdīculus (it was already attested to be used in a form peduclus by Petronius), diminutive of pēdis (“louse”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pezd-. Compare Aromanian piduclju, Megleno-Romanian piducľu, Istro-Romanian peducľu, Vegliot Dalmatian pedoclo, Italian pidocchio.
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păduche m (plural păduchi)
| singular | plural | ||||
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| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | păduche | păduchele | păduchi | păduchii | |
| genitive-dative | păduche | păduchelui | păduchi | păduchilor | |
| vocative | păduche | păduchilor | |||