arșinic

See also: arsinic

Romanian
Un arșinic

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 articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) arșinic arșinicul (niște) arșinici arșinicii
genitive/dative (unui) arșinic arșinicului (unor) arșinici arșinicilor
vocative arșinicule arșinicilor

References
  1. arșinic in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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