buric

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See also: buřič

Aromanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin umbilīcus, probably through a later Vulgar Latin root *umbulicus. Compare Romanian buric, Sicilian buddicu.

Noun[edit]

buric n (plural buricuri, definite articulation buriclu)

  1. navel, bellybutton
  2. belly
  3. (figurative) center

Megleno-Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin umbilīcus[1], probably through a later Vulgar Latin root *umbulicus.

Noun[edit]

buric m

  1. navel

References[edit]

  • Atasanov, Petar (1990) Le mégléno-roumain de nos jours: Une approche linguistique, Hamburg: Buske

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin umbilīcus, through an intermediate Vulgar Latin root *umbulicus, later separated to *un buric (compare also the development of French nombril, Catalan llombrígol). Doublet of ombilic. Compare Aromanian buric, Sicilian buddicu.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

buric n (plural burice)

  1. navel, bellybutton

Declension[edit]