cucurig

Romanian

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from Serbo-Croatian kukurek or Bulgarian кукурег (kukureg, “fragrant hellebore”), кукуряг (kukurjag), but they could also come from Romanian.

Noun

cucurig m (plural cucurigi)

  1. (regional) hellebore

Declension

Declension of cucurig
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative cucurig cucurigul cucurigi cucurigii
genitive-dative cucurig cucurigului cucurigi cucurigilor
vocative cucurigule cucurigilor

References

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кукуряг”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 111
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