Romanian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃi.klu/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -iklu
  • Hyphenation: și‧clu

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Hungarian sikló (slippery slope).[1]

Noun edit

șiclu n (plural șicluri)

  1. (eastern Crișana) Icy surface on which one may slide.[2]
  2. (western Transylvania) Slippery dirt or clay.[3]
  3. (northwestern Transylvania) Grime that builds on kitchenware.[4]
  4. (western Crișana) Synonym of lapoviță (sleet)[5]
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Synonyms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

șiclu n (plural șicluri)

  1. (southwestern Transylvania) Alternative form of șic (metal leaf)

References edit

  1. ^ șiclu in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
  2. ^ Ioan Pătruț, editor (1966), Atlasul lingvistic român (Serie nouă) [Romanian linguistic atlas (New series)]‎[1] (in Romanian), volume 5, map 1310 (map indicator points to Beiuș, Bihor County)
  3. ^ Sextil Pușcariu, editor (1930), Chestionar pentru un atlas lingvistic al limbei române [Survey for a linguistic atlas of the Romanian language] (in Romanian), volume 4, Cluj: ‘Ardealul’ Institute of Graphical Arts, plate 61/68
  4. ^ Petre Coman (1939) Glosar dialectal, Bucharest
  5. ^ Ioan Pătruț, editor (1961), Atlasul lingvistic român (Serie nouă) [Romanian linguistic atlas (New series)]‎[2] (in Romanian), volume 3, map 796 (map indicator points to Oradea)