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arici
arici
See also: arıcı
Aromanian
Alternative forms
- ariciu, arits
Noun
arici m (plural arici)
Derived terms
- aricionj
- ariciusescu
Romanian
arici
Etymology
From Latin ēricius. The expected normal result would have been *ariț, and explanations for the current form include an intermediate Vulgar Latin root *erix, ericis or alternatively *ericio, ericionem, in which case it would be regressively derived from a hypothetical Romanian *ariciune (compare French hérisson, Catalan eriçó, Romansch erizun). It may also have simply been a change in the suffix. The change also seems to have affected a form of the Aromanian equivalent. Compare Italian riccio, Sardinian rizzu.
Noun
arici m (plural arici)
- hedgehog (animal)
Declension
declension of arici
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) arici | ariciul | (niște) arici | aricii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) arici | ariciului | (unor) arici | aricilor |
| vocative | ariciule | aricilor | ||
Derived terms
- aricioi