păduche

Romanian

Alternative forms

• păduchi

Etymology

From the form păduchi, from Late Latin peduclus < peduculus, variant of Latin pēdīculus (it was already attested to be used in a form peduclus by Petronius), diminutive of pēdis (“louse”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pezd-. Compare Aromanian piduclju, Megleno-Romanian piducľu, Istro-Romanian peducľu, Vegliot Dalmatian pedoclo, Italian pidocchio.

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Noun

păduche m (plural păduchi)

1. louse

Declension

Declension of păduche

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) păduche	păduchele	(niște) păduchi	păduchii
genitive/dative	(unui) păduche	păduchelui	(unor) păduchi	păduchilor
vocative	păduche		păduchilor

Derived terms

• despăduchea

Related terms

• păducel
• păduchea
• păduchios

See also

• lindină