arșinic

See also: arsinic

Romanian

Etymology

From urșinic (“silk”),[1] from an antecedent shared with notable variant urușnic, probably inherited from Vulgar Latin *holoserinicus (“silken”), based on Latin holosēricus. Less likely, a substrate word.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [arˈʃi.nik]

Noun

arșinic m (plural arșinici)

  1. Maltese cross (a plant species, (Silene chalcedonica, syn. Lychnis chalcedonica)

Declension

Declension of arșinic
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative arșinic arșinicul arșinici arșinicii
genitive-dative arșinic arșinicului arșinici arșinicilor
vocative arșinicule arșinicilor

References

  1. ^ “arșinic”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025
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