licurici

Aromanian

Alternative forms

licuriciu

Etymology

Compare Romanian licurici. Related to licur and licuredz.

Noun

licurici m (plural licurici)

glowworm

Related terms

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)

firefly
glowworm
(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