buric

See also: buřič

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• buricu, bãric, bric

Etymology

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

Noun

buric n (plural buricuri, definite articulation buriclu)

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

Megleno-Romanian

Etymology

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

Noun

buric m

1. navel

References

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

Romanian

Etymology

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.

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Noun

buric n (plural burice)

1. navel, bellybutton

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	buric	buricul		burice	buricele
genitive-dative	buric	buricului		burice	buricelor
vocative	buricule			buricelor