buric

Aromanian

Alternative forms
  • buricu

Etymology

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

Noun

buric n (plural buricuri)

  1. (anatomy) navel, bellybutton
  2. belly
  3. (figuratively) center

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin umbilīcus, through an intermediate Vulgar Latin root *umbulicus, later separated to *un buric (confer also the development of French nombril, Catalan llombrígol). The Latin derives from a Proto-Indo-European *h₃nobʰilos (“navel”), from *h₃nebʰ-. Doublet of ombilic.

Noun

buric n (plural burice)

  1. navel, bellybutton

Declension
declension of buric
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) buric buricul (niște) burice buricele
genitive/dative (unui) buric buricului (unor) burice buricelor
vocative buricule buricelor
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