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păsărică
little bird /pəsəˈrikə/
noun#4170 most common
Also: birdie (affectionate, esp. to children), (vulgar slang) vagina
Example sentences
Păsărica cântă frumos.
The little bird sings beautifully.
O păsărică mică a zburat pe fereastră.
A little bird flew in through the window.
Bunica o alintă pe fetiță spunându-i "păsărica mea".
Grandma affectionately calls the little girl "my little birdie."
Păsărica și-a construit cuibul sub streașina casei vechi.
The little bird built its nest under the eaves of the old house.
În poeziile populare românești, păsărica simbolizează adesea libertatea și inocența.
In Romanian folk poetry, the little bird often symbolizes freedom and innocence.
În registrul argotic, cuvântul „păsărică” capătă un sens vulgar, desemnând organele genitale feminine.
In slang register, the word "păsărică" takes on a vulgar meaning, denoting female genitalia.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | păsărică | păsărici |
| Genitive | păsăricii | păsăricilor |
| Accusative | păsărică | păsărici |
| Vocative | păsărico | păsăricilor |
Word family
pasărebird
păsărellittle bird (male form, also a boy's pet name)
păsărescbird-like, avian
păsărarbird catcher or bird seller
Etymology
Păsărică is the diminutive of pasăre, the everyday Romanian word for bird. Pasăre continues Latin passer, which originally meant sparrow but broadened in Romanian to cover birds in general, unlike Italian or Spanish, which kept it closer to sparrow and built their general word for bird from Latin avis instead. The suffix -ică marks smallness or affection and attaches to many Romanian feminine nouns. The word later picked up a second life as a common vulgar euphemism for female genitalia, a shift that parallels English pussy.
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