Recently, my two-year-old son has been very enthusiastic about discovering the various plants that grow in our local woodlands.While most plants are safe to touch, some tricky These demons will give you a nasty sting if you’re not careful!
tricky is an adjective that Italians use when describing something tricky or prickly. it comes from latin spinywhich in turn comes from spine (meaning “thorn”).
Because it’s an adjective, the ending changes depending on the gender/plurality of the noun it describes:
- thornbush = thorny bushes (masculine, singular)
- prickly plants = prickly plants (female, singular)
- thorny branches = thorny branches (masculine, plural)
- prickly leaves = prickly leaves (female, plural)
The stems of roses are very prickly.
The stems of roses are very prickly.
similar to english equivalents tricky, prickly also metaphorical hard or troublesome. In both languages, you can describe a question as prickly / tricky For example.also hard, prickly can also mean Awkward, sticky or Sensitive When referring to a situation or topic of discussion.
This is a bit of a tricky topic. I don’t want to mention it anymore.
This is a somewhat sensitive topic. I don’t want to mention it anymore.
do you know…?
another term porcupinebesides the classic porcupineyes porcupinecombination of latin sow (pig) + spine (prick). The English word has the same origin, although it entered the language through Old French.
