buric
Aromanian
Alternative forms
- buricu
Etymology
From Latin umbilīcus, probably through a later Vulgar Latin root *umbulicus. Compare Daco-Romanian buric, Sicilian buddicu.
Noun
buric n (plural buricuri)
- (anatomy) navel, bellybutton
- belly
- (figuratively) center
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin umbilīcus, through an intermediate Vulgar Latin root *umbulicus, later separated to *un buric (confer also the development of French nombril, Catalan llombrígol). The Latin derives from a Proto-Indo-European *h₃nobʰilos (“navel”), from *h₃nebʰ-. Doublet of ombilic.
Noun
buric n (plural burice)
Declension
declension of buric
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) buric | buricul | (niște) burice | buricele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) buric | buricului | (unor) burice | buricelor |
| vocative | buricule | buricelor | ||
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