bibilică

Romanian

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly of onomatopoeic or expressive origin. Compare pic-pic, picat-picat, păcat-păcat.

Alternatively, from Bulgarian биба (biba), from Turkish biba (“turkey”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.biˈli.kə/

Noun

bibilică f (plural bibilici)

1. guinea fowl (Numida meleagris)
2. fritillary (any of several bulbous perennial plants, of the genus Fritillaria)

Declension

Declension of bibilică

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) bibilică	bibilica	(niște) bibilici	bibilicile
genitive/dative	(unei) bibilici	bibilicii	(unor) bibilici	bibilicilor
vocative	—		—

Synonyms

• (bird): găină-cu-mărgăritare, găină-de-mare (regional), bibiță (Transylvania), câță (Oltenia), pică (Banat), pichere (Moldova and Bucovina)
• (plant): coroană (regional)

Derived terms

• bibiloi
• bibiță

Related terms

• bibic

References

• bibilică in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)