licurici
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]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | licurici | licuriciul | licurici | licuricii | |
| genitive-dative | licurici | licuriciului | licurici | licuricilor | |
| vocative | licuriciule | licuricilor | |||