licurici
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Aromanian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compare Romanian licurici. Related to licur and licuredz.
Noun[edit]
licurici m (plural licurici)
Related terms[edit]
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
licurici m (plural licurici)
- firefly
- glowworm
- (slang) a power behind the scene; specifically the United States or its secret services
Declension[edit]
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 | ||