ciuc

Romanian

Alternative forms

• cic — uncommon, regional
• ciucă — regional

Etymology

Unknown. Usually considered to be derived from a Paleo-Balkan language or Paleo-Carpathian language, e.g., a substrate word. See Proto-Slavic *čuka. Cognates include Albanian çukë and Serbo-Croatian čuka.

Noun

ciuc n (plural ciucuri)

1. (regional) pick, pickaxe

   Synonyms: târnăcop, cioacă

2. (regional) mattock
3. (regional) tip
4. (regional) top
5. (regional) tuft of hair
6. (regional) hilltop, hill
7. (regional) mountain top, mountain peak

Declension

Declension of ciuc

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) ciuc	ciucul	(niște) ciucuri	ciucurile
genitive/dative	(unui) ciuc	ciucului	(unor) ciucuri	ciucurilor
vocative	ciucule		ciucurilor

See also

• cioc
• ciucure

References

• ciuc in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)