arpagic

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آرپه‌جق (modern Turkish arpacık) and Bulgarian арпаджик (arpadžik). Compare Serbo-Croatian arpadžik.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ar.paˈd͡ʒik/

Noun

arpagic n (uncountable)

  1. onion (Allium cepa) starter bulbs
  2. chive (Allium schoenoprasum, this use is disputed, see discussion)(Can we verify(+) this sense?)

Declension
declension of arpagic (singular only)
singular
n gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) arpagic arpagicul
genitive/dative (unui) arpagic arpagicului
vocative arpagicule
Definition from the official Romanian Explanatory Dictionary [1]
Definition from the official Romanian Spelling Dictionary [2]

References
  1. Institutul de Lingvistică „Iorgu Iordan” al Academiei Române, editor (1998), Dicționarul explicativ al limbii române, Second edition, București: Editura Univers Enciclopedic, →ISBN, page 61
  2. Academia Română, editor (2008), Dicționarul Ortografic, ortoepic și morfologic al limbii române, București: Editura Enciclopedic Gold, →ISBN, page 54

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