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ploșniță¹

Where it comes from

Probably from Old Church Slavonic *площьница (*ploštĭnica), from плоскъ (ploskŭ, “wide”) + -ьница (-ĭnica), from Proto-Slavic *ploskъ. Compare Czech ploštice.

noun ploșnițe · ploșniță · ploșnița · ploșnițele

  1. feminine bedbug

    Similar: stelniță

Ploșniță²

Where it comes from

From ploșniță.

proper noun lui Ploșniță

  1. masculine a surname

In English

  • bedbug small nocturnal insect pest of humans

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MLA

"ploșniță." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/plo%C8%99ni%C8%9B%C4%83. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

ploșniță. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/plo%C8%99ni%C8%9B%C4%83

Chicago

"ploșniță." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/plo%C8%99ni%C8%9B%C4%83.

BibTeX
@misc{plos_nit_a_2026,
  title = {ploșniță},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/plo%C8%99ni%C8%9B%C4%83},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}