arici

== Aromanian == === Alternative forms === ariciu, arits === Etymology === From Latin erīcius. Compare Romanian arici. === Noun === arici m (plural arici) hedgehog ==== Derived terms ==== aricionj ariciusescu == Romanian == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin ēricius, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰḗr (“to bristle”). The expected normal result would have been *ariț, and explanations for the current form include an intermediate Vulgar Latin *ērix, ēricis or alternatively *ēriciō, ēriciōnem, in which case it would be regressively derived from a hypothetical Romanian *ariciune (compare French hérisson, Catalan eriçó, Romansh erizun). It may also have simply been a change in the suffix. The change also seems to have affected a form of the Aromanian equivalent. Compare Italian riccio, Sardinian rizzu. === Pronunciation === === Noun === arici m (plural arici) hedgehog (animal) Velcro Synonym: scai ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== aricel aricioi === See also === porc spinos == Rukai == === Noun === arici pork fat; lard